Article 31 Penalties for non-compliance

1.   Member States shall introduce penalties for non-compliance by business operators and laboratories with the obligations laid down in Article 26, and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures by 2 November 2027, and shall notify the Commission without delay of any subsequent amendment thereto.