- 27 - CDL-REF(2021)022 2. The final punishment imposed by combination of criminal judgements, where it is not related with imprisonment, may not exceed the maximum size defined in the General Part of this Code with regard to the types of punishment concerned. 3. The final punishment in the form of imprisonment by the combination of criminal judgements may not exceed thirty years. 4. The final punishment by the combination of criminal judgements should be severer than both the punishment imposed for a new crime and the unserved part of the punishment imposed by the previous criminal judgement. 5. When imposing punishment by the combination of criminal judgements, the cumulation of supplementary punishments shall be carried out by the rules defined by Article 66 of this Code. 6. Where the convict serving life imprisonment commits a new criminal offence, a new imposed punishment shall be absorbed by life imprisonment. (Article 67 amended by HO-143-N of 23 May 2011) Article 67.1. Imposition of punishment in case of recidivism 1. When imposing punishment in the case of recidivism, dangerous recidivism and particularly dangerous recidivism, the quantity, nature and gravity of committed crimes, the circumstances as a result of which the former punishment was not sufficient for correcting the guilty, as well as the nature, gravity and consequences of the crime, shall be taken into account. 2. The punishment imposed for recidivism may not be less than half of the maximum punishment provided for by sanction in the relevant Article of the Special Part of this Code. The punishment imposed for recidivism may not be less than two thirds of the maximum punishment provided for by sanction in the relevant Article of the Special Part of this Code. The punishment imposed for particularly dangerous recidivism may not be less than three quarter of the maximum punishment provided for by sanction in the relevant Article of the Special Part of this Code. (Article 67.1 supplemented by HO-143-N of 23 May 2011) Article 68. Determination of terms of punishment by adding them 1. While adding punishments in full or partially by the combination of offences and by combination of criminal judgements, one day of imprisonment shall be equal to: (1) one day of detention or confinement in a disciplinary battalion. (2) (sub-point repealed by HO-119-N of 1 June 2006) (3) three hours of public works. 2. While adding punishments in the form of fine, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain activities, deprivation of special or military rank, category, degree or qualification class and property confiscation to confinement in a disciplinary battalion, detention, imprisonment, they shall be executed separately.

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