AgricA Art. 172 - Misdemeanours and felonies

Einleitung zur Rechtsnorm AgricA:

Art. 172 AgricA from 2023

Art. 172 Criminal Provisions ⁽¹⁾ Misdemeanours and felonies

¹ Any person who unlawfully uses a designation of origin or a geographical indication protected under Article 16 or a classification or label under Article 63 shall on complaint be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty. In relation to classification and labelling under Article 63, monitoring agencies mandated by the Federal Council under Article 64 paragraph 4 and used by the cantons also have the right to file a complaint.

² Any person suspected of committing an offence for commercial gain shall be prosecuted ex officio, and shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty. A custodial sentence must be combined with a monetary penalty. ⁽²⁾