Article 90 Sanctions for serious infringements

In addition to Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, the following activities shall also be considered as serious infringements for the purpose of this Regulation depending on the gravity of the infringement in question which shall be determined by the competent authority of F1a fisheries administration, taking into account criteria such as the nature of the damage, its value, the economic situation of the offender and the extent of the infringement or its repetition:

F4A fisheries administration must ensure that a natural person having committed or a legal person held liable for a serious infringement is punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative sanctions, in accordance with F5... Chapter IX of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

F6A fisheries administration must impose a sanction that is effectively dissuasive and, as appropriate, calculated on the value of the fisheries products obtained by committing a serious infringement.

In fixing the sanction, F7a fisheries administration must also take into account the value of the prejudice to the fishing resources and the marine environment concerned.

F8A fisheries administration may also, or alternatively, use effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal sanctions.

The sanctions provided for in this Chapter may be accompanied by other sanctions or measures F9... .