Commercial Bribery

1. Promising, offering, transferring or rendering, directly or indirectly, money, securities, other property or property-services and/or other undue advantage to a person holding managerial, representative or other special powers in an enterprise or organisation or working in that enterprise or organisation, in his/her or other person’s favour, in order that he/she act or refrain from certain actions, in violation of his/her official duties, –

shall be punished by a fine or house arrest for a term of six months to one year, or imprisonment for up to three years, with or without deprivation of the right to hold an office or to carry out activities for up to three years.

2. The same act committed:

a) by a group of persons;

b) repeatedly, –

shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment for a term of two to four years, with deprivation of the right to hold an office or to carry out activities for up to three years.

3. Request or acceptance of offering, promise, transfer or services, directly or indirectly, of money, securities, other property or property services and/or of other undue advantage by a person holding managerial, representative or other special powers or working in an enterprise or organisation, for his/her or another person’s benefit, in order for that person to act or refrain from taking certain actions, in violation of his/her official duties in the interests of the briber or any other person, –

shall be punished by a fine or house arrest for a term of one to two years, or by imprisonment for a term of two to four years, with deprivation of the right to hold an office or to carry out activities for up to three years.

4. The act provided for by paragraph 3 of this article which has been committed:

a) jointly by more than one person;

b) repeatedly;

c) by extortion, –

shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment for a term of four to six years, with deprivation of the right to hold an office or to carry out activities for up to three years.

Note:

1. A person who commits the act provided for by paragraph 1 or 2 of this article shall be discharged from criminal liability if he/she voluntarily notifies the agency conducting criminal proceedings of such commission. A decision to discharge a person from criminal liability shall be made by the agency conducting criminal proceedings.

2. For the act provided for by this article, a legal person shall be punished by liquidation or by deprivation of the right to carry out activities and a fine.

The consolidated official source is listed in the source section at the end of this guide.