Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 190F
190F. Whosoever incites, aids, abets or attempts any offence under
articles 190C, 190D or 190E shall be guilty of an offence and s hall be
liable on conviction to the punishment laid down for the offenc e aided,
abetted or instigated.
Corporate
liability for
offences under
this Sub-title.
190G .(1) Where any offence under this Sub-title is committed
for the benefit, in part or in whole, of a body corporate by a person
acting individually or as part of an organ of the body corporat e, and
having a leading position within the body corporate, based on:
(a) a power of representation of the body corporate,
(b) an authority to take decisions on behalf of the
body corporate, or
(c) an authority to exercise control within the body
corporate,
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such body corporate shall be liable to the payment of a fine ( multa) of
not less than twenty thousand euro (€20,000) and not more than two
million euro (€2,000,000), which fine may be recovered as a civ il debt
and the sentence of the Court s hall constitute an executive tit le for all
intents and purposes of the Code of Organization and Civil
Procedure .
(2) A body corporate shall also be held liable for an offence
under this Sub-title where the lack of supervision or control b y a
person referred to in sub-article (1) has made possible the com mission
of the offence, by any person unde r its authority, for the bene fit of that
body corporate, which shall upon conviction be liable to the
punishment laid down in sub-article (1).
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(3) Corporate liability pursuant to sub-articles (1) and (2) sha ll
not exclude the possibility of criminal proceedings against nat ural
persons who are perpetrators of the criminal offences referred to in
articles 190C, 190D or 190E or who are criminally liable under article
190F.
(4) Without prejudice to the application of the punishments
under sub-articles (1) and (2), where a body corporate is held liable
pursuant to this article the following sanctions may simultaneo usly be
applied:
(a) exclusion from entitlement to public benefits or
aid;
(b) temporary or permanent exclusion from public
tender procedures;
(c) the suspension or cancellation of any licence,
permit or other authority to engage in any trade, business or
other commercial activity;
(d) placing under judicial supervision;
(e) the compulsory winding up of the body corporate;
or
(f) the temporary or permanent closure of
establishments which have been used for the commission of the
criminal offence.
(5) This article shall not apply to States or public bodies
exercising State authority, or t o public international organisa tions.
Considerable
damage or
advantage.
Amended by:
XIV .2023.3.
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