herein by a fine going from the 70 to 500 dinars and the withdrawal of the declaration of an appellation of origin, geographical indication or indication of source till the observance of the specifications. In the event of repetition, the fine shall be doubled and the benefit of an appellation of origin, geographical indication or indication of source will be definitely withdrawn. - whoever infringes the provisions of article 19 , by a fine going from 1.000 to 20.000 dinars , and in the event of repetition, the fine shall be doubled. The same sanctions shall be applicable to any person who imports imitated foreign handicrafts products benefiting of protection in Tunisia in conformity with the ratified international conventions. - whoever objects to the officials provided for in article 28 of the law herein in discharge of their duties, by a fine going from 70 to 100 dinars. Art. 28 - The infringements relating to the appellations of origin, geographical indications or indications of source, shall be noted by the following officials : - the authorized officials of the institution of control and certification, - the control officials appointed by the Minister charged of the handicrafts, - the economical control officials appointed in conformity with the special status governing the economical control officials body, sworn and authorized to this effect, - the judiciary police officers mentioned in numbers 3 and 4 of article 10 of the criminal proceeding code, - the customs officials. The authorized control officials who shall be appointed by the Minister charged of the handicrafts, are selected among the established officials of the state , local collectivities or public enterprises and establishments, who, at least, belong to category “B” or an equivalent category. Art. 29 - The infringements to the provisions of the law herein, shall be noted through a report established by two officials, commissioned and sworn, personally and directly taking part to the noticing of the facts constituting the infringements. The report shall comprise the department or the administration seal to which belong the officials reporting the infringement, the signature and qualities of these latter, as well as the offender’s statement. The offender or his representative, present in the time of the report establishment, shall be bound to sign it. In the event when the report is established in his absence or in case of his refusal to sign, it shall be mentioned on the report. The report shall also mention the date, place and the nature of the observations or carried out control and indicate that the offender was informed, of except in case of caught in the act, the date and place of the report draft and that a convocation was addressed to through a registered letter or through any mean leaving a written record. N° 104 Art. 30 - The officials mentioned in article 28 of the law herein, shall be authorized, during discharge of their duties to : - reach all the facilities, premises or places containing products carrying appellations of origin, geographical indication or indications of source, - reach residential houses including those in which was declared that there is an exercise of handicrafts activity within or those which there is a doubt that they comprise products carrying appellations of origin, geographical indications or indications of source, - access to the dwellings shall be carried out in conformity with the provisions of the criminal proceedings code in the field of search and after the authorization of the public prosecutor of the competent tribunal, - notice infringements during the products transport. Art. 31 - The officials mentioned in article 28 of the law herein, after giving their quality, may proceed to the temporary seizure of the products put to sale as products of an appellation of origin, geographical indication or indication of source and presumed not complying to the provisions of article 19 of the law herein. To his effect, a receipt shall be handed over and a seizure report shall be established, necessarily comprising the following mentions : - the date : hour, day, month and year, - the officials’ names and qualities, - the place of noticing, - the merchandises holder’s name and quality and in case of need, the identity and quality of the person present during the noticing, - the legal ground, - the seized product identification : its denomination, quantity, trademark, packaging and in case of need, weight, the goods lot number, the fabrication dates and the product validity, - the identity and quality of the person to whom the seized products were deposited, - the signatures of the officials, the person present during the noticing and in case of need, the person to whom the seized products were deposited. In case of signature refusal, a mention shall be made in the report. The report shall comprise all other mentions which the officials reporting the offence deem helpful to the investigations. The temporary seizure shall not exceed a one-month duration. The public prosecutor may extend, through written, this deadline one single time and for the same duration. At the deadline expiry, the seizure shall automatically cease. The seized products are left to the guard of their holder or in case of need, in a place chosen by the officials reporting the offence, with the condition that this place provides the conditions required for the products conservation. In case where it proves that the temporarily seized products are not contrary to the provisions of article 19 of Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia — 28-31 December 2007 Page 1395