Art. 49

1. Manufacturers who wilfully:
   1. place substances or preparations on the market for a use that poses an immediate threat to life or health, if they are aware or should be aware of this fact (Art. 5 para. 1);
   2. fail to correctly classify, package or label substances or preparations (Art. 5 para. 1), fail to produce a safety data sheet, or include inaccurate or incomplete information in such a sheet (Art. 7);
   3. place substances or preparations on the market:
   1. without having notified them (Art. 6 and Art. 13 para. 1), 2. before the notification has been accepted or the specified period has elapsed (Art. 9 para. 2), 3. without authorisation having been granted (Art. 6 and Art. 13 para. 1); d. withhold information on substances or preparations from, or give false information to, the authorities responsible (Art. 9 para. 3, Art. 10 para. 4, Art. 11 para. 2, Art. 15 para. 2, Art. 16 para. 1, Art. 17, Art. 30 para. 3 and Art. 42 para. 2); e. infringe regulations concerning substances (Art. 19 para. 2 let. a–c, e and g); f. contravene measures ordered pursuant to the safeguard clause (Art. 41)

shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.¹

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3. Any person who wilfully:

1. places dangerous substances or preparations on the market without duly informing the purchaser about the properties thereof or the appropriate precautions and protective measures, or without supplying the purchaser with a safety data sheet (Art. 7);
2. breaches the duty of care in the handling of dangerous substances and thereby knowingly endangers human life or health (Art. 8, Art. 21, Art. 23 and Art. 25 para. 1);
3. contravenes the obligation to request information in advance (Art. 12);
4. infringes regulations concerning substances (Art. 19 para. 2 let. a and c);
5. infringes regulations concerning exports (Art. 19 para. 2 let. d);
6. handles substances or preparations without due authorisation (Art. 24 para. 1);
7. supplies dangerous substances or preparations to unauthorised parties (Art. 19 para. 2 let. a and Art. 24 para. 1);
8. breaches the duty of secrecy (Art. 30 para. 4, Art. 43 and Art. 44);
9. contravenes measures ordered pursuant to the safeguard clause (Art. 41),

shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.³

4. If human life is severely endangered as a result of the offences specified in paragraph 3, the penalty shall be a custodial sentence not exceeding ten years or a monetary penalty.⁴

5. Any person who commits the foregoing offence through negligence shall be liable to a monetary penalty.⁵