The Federal Office may take administrative measures against persons liable to pay fees or contributions if they fail to fulfil their obligations under Articles 32abis–32aquinquies.
It may impose the following administrative measures:
publication of the names of persons or entities liable to pay fees or contributions;
an import ban on their products;
temporary seizure of the products at the border and auctioning of these products;
temporary seizure of the products at the border and handover of these products free of charge to a charitable organisation;
temporary seizure of the products at the border and destruction of these products if they are damaged, pose a safety or environmental risk or have been imported illegally.
After expenses have been deducted, the proceeds from the auction in accordance with paragraph 2 letter c shall be allocated to the private organisation in accordance with Article 32abis or the private sector organisation in accordance with Article 32ater to finance the disposal of waste.
The Federal Office may publish the names of electronic platform operators that do not fulfil their obligations under Article 32asexies.
It shall consult the persons or entities liable to pay fees and contributions and the electronic platform operators before deciding on the administrative measures.
The measures under paragraph 2 letters b and e shall be enforced by the FOCA, and those under paragraph 2 letters a, c and d shall be enforced by the Federal Office. For the purpose of enforcing the measures under paragraph 2 letters c and d, the FOCA shall hand over the products temporarily seized at the border to the Federal Office.