S.L. 447.1 Art. 25Penalties.

(1) Any producer organisation or interbranch organisation which fails to comply with, or contravenes any of the provisions of these regulations, or of the applicable provisions of Regulations

(EC) 1234 of 2007 and 1182 of 2007 shall be guilty of an offence against the Act and shall be liable to an administrative fine, which shall be imposed by the Director, of not less than one thousand five hundred euro (€1500) but not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37) for each offence, and to an additional fine of one hundred and fifty euro (€150) for each day during which the said failure to comply or contravention exists.

(2) The Director may withdraw recognition of a producer organisation or interbranch organisation in terms of the provisions of Articles 116 and 117 of Regulation (EC) 1580 of 2007 and Articles 125b of Regulation 1234 of 2007 and Articles 4 and 21 of Regulation (EC) 1182 of 2007.