Controls and sanctions related to footwear

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Sanctions for the violation of art. 4 of Directive 94/11/EC

  1. Unless the fact constitutes a criminal offence, the manufacturer or importer who, in violation of art. 4(3) of Directive 94/11/EC, markets footwear without a label will be subject to an administrative sanction ranging from € 3,000 to € 20,000.
     
  2. Unless the fact constitutes a criminal offence, the distributor who, in violation of art. 4(5) of Directive 94/11/EC, markets footwear without a label will be subject to an administrative sanction ranging from € 700 to € 3,500.
     
  3. Unless the fact constitutes a criminal offence, the manufacturer or importer who, in violation of art. 4(5) of Directive 94/11/EC, markets footwear with a composition differing from that displayed on the label in regards to the materials used in the main footwear components (as provided for in Annex I of Directive 94/11/EC) will be subject to an administrative sanction ranging from € 1,500 to € 20,000.
     
  4. Unless the fact constitutes a criminal offence, the manufacturer or importer who markets footwear with a label that is written in Italian, but non-compliant with art. 4(1-4) of Directive 94/11/EC, will be subject to an administrative sanction ranging from € 1,500 to € 20,000.
     
  5. The same administrative sanction referred to in par. 4 will also be also applied to the manufacturer or importer who uses a language different from Italian or another EU official language.
     
  6. Unless the fact constitutes a criminal offence, the distributor who, in violation of art. 4(2) of Directive 94/11/EC, markets footwear without informing the final consumer about the meaning of the symbols displayed on the label will be subject to an administrative sanction ranging from € 200 to € 1,000.
     
  7. The surveillance authority may hold that the examined footwear are without labelling or incorrectly labelled and therefore in violation of Directive 94/11/EC. In this case, it ascertains and notifies the violation of the aforementioned norms assigning, pursuant to art. 13-14 of Law 689/1981, a peremptory term of 60 days for the regularization/withdrawal of the products to the manufacturer/marketing responsible.
     
  8. Unless the act constitutes a criminal offence, those who do not comply with the legal requirements established in paragraph 7 within the set time frame will be subject to an administrative sanction ranging from € 3,000 to € 20,000.
     
  9. The aforementioned provisions will not apply to footwear referred to in art. 1(1)4 of Directive 94/11/EC.