60 Article 191. Illegal Collection, Disclosure or Use of Information Collection of confidential research, technical, industrial, economic, trading, or other similar information, by any way, with the purpose of the use thereof without consent of its proprietor, or disclosure or use thereof – shall be punished with fine up to one hundred minimum monthly wages, or correctional labor up to two years. Intentional disclosure or use of confidential research, technical, industrial, economic, trading, or other similar information without consent of its proprietor, which caused large damage to an entity performing economic activity – shall be punished with fine from one hundred to two hundred minimum monthly wages, or correctional labor from two to three years, or arrest up to six months. (As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.) Article 192. Disparagement of Competitor Disparagement of competitor, that is, dissemination of knowingly false, inaccurate, or distorted information through texts, printed or copied by any other means, or through mass media, with the purpose of causing damage to the business standing of an entity performing economic activity – shall be punished with fine from fifty to one hundred minimum monthly wages, or correctional labor up to three years, or arrest up to six moths. SECTION FOURTH. ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY CRIMES CHAPTER 14. CRIMES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND CONSERVANCY Article 193. Violation of Regulations and Requirements of Environmental Safety Violation of the regulations and requirements of environmental safety by an official when designing, siting, construction, and commissioning industrial, power, transport, public-utilities, agro-industrial, research, or other facilities, or acceptance of the said facilities for operation by members of state commissions, non-complying with the regulations of acceptance of such facilities, prescribed by the respective regulatory documents, which ensued death of a person, mass disease incidence of people, or adverse changes in natural environment, or other grave consequences – shall be punished with fine from one hundred to two hundred minimum monthly wages, or deprivation of certain right up to three years, or correctional labor from two to three years, or arrest up to six months, or imprisonment up to three years. (As amended by Law 29.08.2001.) Article 194. Intentional Concealment or Distortion of Information about Environmental Pollution Intentional concealment of information or presentation of distorted information by authorized officials about accidents resulted in harmful environmental consequences or radiation, chemical, bacteriological, or other environmental pollution dangerous to human life and health or fauna, or about health situation, which resulted in mass disease incidence of people, death of animals, birds, fish, or other grave consequences – shall be punished with fine from one hundred to two hundred minimum monthly wages or deprivation of certain right up to five years, or correctional labor up to three years.

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