(a)

the following paragraph is inserted: ‘1a. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 of this Article and to the right of Member States to provide for and impose criminal penalties, the competent authority shall, by decision, impose administrative penalties or periodic penalty payments, or request competent judicial authorities to impose penalties or periodic penalty payments, on the entities subject to the reporting obligation pursuant to Article 9 where the details reported repeatedly contain systematic manifest errors. The periodic penalty payment referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed a maximum of 1 % of the average daily turnover for the preceding business year which, in the case of an ongoing infringement, the entity shall be obliged to pay for every day that the infringement continues, until compliance with the obligation is established or restored. The periodic penalty payment may be imposed for a maximum period of six months from the date set out in the decision of the competent authority requiring the termination of an infringement and imposing the periodic penalty payment.’ ;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-16 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.