Chapter VI
The Recording of Crimes and Penalties
Section one
Recording
28. The Minister of Agriculture shall appoint the officials responsible for supervising
controlled appellations of origin and indications of source.
These officials shall be sworn in.
29. The officials referred to in Article 28 of this Law shall be authorized, in the
exercise of their duties, to have access to all installations, premises and sites containing
products originating from production areas benefiting from controlled appellations of origin
and indications of source.
However, access to living quarters with a view to the supervision referred to in
Article 28 of this Law shall be provided in accordance with the procedures specified in the
Code of Penal Procedure in relation to searches.
Living quarters shall be those premises actually used for the purposes of habitation,
even if they are located in agricultural installations.
30. The officials referred to in Article 28 of this Law may seize the products offered for
sale under the title of controlled appellations of origin or indications of source and presumed
not to originate from the geographical area of the appellation or indication.
They may also seize the products originating from the geographical area of the
appellation or indication but which do not meet the technical production requirements laid
down in the specifications provided for in Article 10 of this Law.
Seizures shall be made in accordance with the procedures provided for by the consumer
protection legislation in force.
31. Where necessary, law and order officials may assist the officials referred to in
Article 28 of this Law in the exercise of their duties.
32. The crimes relating to controlled appellations of origin and indications of source
shall be recorded in official reports drawn up by judicial police officers, as provided for by
Article 10 of the Code of Penal Procedure, the officials of the competent authority, referred to
in Article 28 of this Law, and economic supervision officials.
33. All the official reports, drawn up and signed by the officials referred to in
Article 32 of this Law, shall be sent to the Minister of Agriculture, who shall forward them to
the Attorney-General’s office.
Section II
Penalties
34. Notwithstanding the penalties provided for by the Decree of October 10, 1919 on
the Suppression of Fraud in Goods Trading and the Fraudulent Production of Foodstuffs or
Agricultural and Natural Products, Law No. 91-44 of July 1, 1991 on the Organization of the
Distribution Trade, as amended by Law No. 94-38 of February 24, 1994, Law No. 92-117 of
December 7, 1992 on Consumer Protection, and the seizure provided for by Article 30 of this
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