page 11 All reports, drawn up and signed by the agents referred to in Article 41 of this Law, shall be addressed to the Minister responsible for agriculture, who shall transmit them to the public prosecutor. CHAPTER II SANCTIONS Article 43 Notwithstanding the penalties provided in the Decree of 3 June 1889 relating to trademarks, by the Decree of 10 October 1919 on the repression of fraud in trade with merchandise and falsification of foodstuffs or of agricultural and natural produce, by Law No. 91-44 of 1 July 1999 on the organization of the distribution trade, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 94-38 of 24 February 1991 and by Law No. 92-117 of 7 December 1992 on the protection of consumers: − any person infringing the provisions of Articles 8, 12 and 13 of this Law shall be liable to a fine of between 1,000 and 10,000 dinars; − any person infringing the provisions of Articles 7, 9 and 14 of this Law shall be liable to imprisonment of between one month and one year and a fine of between 1,000 and 20,000 dinars or one only of those two penalties. Article 44 Notwithstanding the penalties provided by the Decree of 3 June 1889, any infringement made knowingly of the rights of an applicant or of a holder of a new plant variety certificate and any claim in a capacity as applicant or holder of a new plant variety certificate shall be punishable by a fine of between 5,000 and 50,000 dinars. Article 45 In the event of a repeated offense, the penalties provided in Articles 43 and 44 of this Law shall be doubled. Article 46 In addition to the sanctions provided in Articles 43, 44 and 45 of this Law, the Minister responsible for agriculture may order the seizure of seed and seedlings of plant species subjects of an infringement of the provisions of this Law, destroy them, declassify them or withdraw their approval either temporarily or definitively. TITLE IV MISCELLANEOUS Article 47