1. Administrative liability penalties

Administrative responsibility takes the form of coercive measures, commonly referred to as "administrative sanctions". These take the form of a prefectoral order, which is sent to the operator by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt.

There are three coercive measures:

• the deposit of a sum of money in the hands of the public accountant, i.e. the official within the tax department responsible for collecting taxes and other revenues; this sum will be returned to the operator as and when the prescribed measures are carried out;

• the execution of compulsory work at the operator's expense;

• suspension of operation of the facility by decree, after consulting the departmental council for the environment and health and technological risks (CoDERST),...