Article 61
Periodic penalty payments
1. ESMA shall, by decision, impose a periodic penalty payment in order to compel:
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a person to put an end to an infringement, in accordance with a decision taken pursuant to Article 59(1), point (e); |
(b) |
a person as referred to in Article 54(1):
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2. The periodic penalty payment shall be imposed for each day of delay.
3. The amount of the periodic penalty payments shall be 3 % of the average daily turnover in the preceding business year, or, in the case of natural persons, 2 % of the average daily income in the preceding calendar year. It shall be calculated from the date stipulated in the decision imposing the periodic penalty payment.
4. A periodic penalty payment shall be imposed for a maximum period of six months following the notification of ESMA’s decision. Following the end of the period, ESMA shall review the measure.