8. Glossary
Assignment
Bailiff's deed by which the victim summons the operator to appear before the civil court within a specified time.
Contravention
The least serious offence, punishable by a fine of up to 1,500 euros; contraventions are determined and defined by regulation (decree, order).
Crime
The most serious offence, punishable by imprisonment from ten years up to life imprisonment (fines of up to 75,000 euros for legal entities); the determination and definition of contraventions is a matter for the law.
Crime
Offence more serious than a contravention and less serious than a crime, punishable by a fine from 3,750 euros to 500,000 euros and/or a prison sentence of up to ten years; contraventions are defined by law....
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book V, title I, articles L. 514-1 et seq.
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CoDERST: departmental council for the environment and health and technological risks
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