Administrative fine

Have you received an administrative fine or an intention to impose an administrative fine? Read here what this means and what you need to do. 

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​The legal meaning of the administrative fine is the imposition of an unconditional sanction to pay a sum of money. In other words, you or your company is penalized for violating certain rules.

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The imposition of the administrative fine is preceded by the determination of the violation. This phase is also subject to rules. Often mistakes are made in this phase, so that the fine report cannot support the fine. Usually you are sent the fine report in advance to give your views on the report. An administrative fine is imposed with a decision. This decision becomes final if you do not object to it (formal legal force). As a result, you must pay the fine and the violation is fixed. An overview of the procedure is shown below. 

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1. ​ Observing facts by supervisor; 

2. Fine report containing evidence; 

3.  Opportunity to view penalty report; 

4. Penalty decision; 

5.  Objection;

6.  Appeal 

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If the penalty decision is determined, it will also be involved in future integrity assessments if you need a license. So the penalty decision may have more consequences than just paying a sum of money. 

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If you have received a penalty decision or penalty report, please contact us. We will review the implications with you and whether it makes sense to take legal action.