REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1412 NICOSIA AND ENVIRONMENT
File No: 02.03.001.02 16 January, 2020 Directorate G3- Crisis Management in food, Animals and plants SANTE Subject: Article 139 EU/2017/625- Penalties (i,j) According to the above subject, kindly be inform that for the: 1. National Legislation for Organic Products refers to
order the offender as within a regular deadline to end the infringement and avoid it in the future
impose an administrative fine of up to one thousand seven hundred euro on the basis of congestion, gravity and duration;
revoke the authorization of the Audit and Certification Authority if its conditions are not fulfilled or a violation of its terms of operation as defined in Regulation 834/2007 is found, and in this Law or the Regulations issued thereunder. 2. National Legislation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications and 43(I)/2011 on the recognition of traditional specialities guaranteed refers to
In case of criminal offense there is a maximum penalty of 8500€ and/or 1 year in prison.