2. Violence or infliction of damage, or threats of violence or damage made in order to
artificially change or fix prices, shall be punishable by a fine of 40 to 100 tax-free minimum incomes, or imprisonment for a
term up to three years.
3. Any such acts as provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article, if committed by an organized
group or a person previously convicted for criminal offenses under this Article, shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of two to five years.
Article 229. Illegal use of trade mark
Illegal use of a trade (or service) mark, registered trade name, product marking, where it
involved making of significant profits, shall be punishable by a fine of 100 to 200 tax-free minimum incomes, or community service
for a term of 100 to 200 hours, or correctional labor for a term up to two years.
Note: Significant profits are made if they equal or exceed 300 tax-free minimum incomes.
Article 230. Violation of antimonopoly law
Willful failure to file or filing of knowingly false documents or any other information with the
Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine or its territorial division, and also failure to comply
with legitimate decisions of these authorities, committed by an officer of a government
agency, local government authorities, bodies of administrative/economic management and
control, enterprise, institution or organization, where it involved making of significant profits,
shall be punishable by a fine of 100 to 200 tax-free minimum incomes, or deprivation of the
right to occupy certain positions and engage in certain activities for a term up to three years,
or correctional labor for a term up to two years.
Note: Significant profits are made if they equal or exceed 500 tax-free minimum incomes.
Article 231. Illegal collection for the purpose of use or use of information on trade
secrets
Willful actions taken to obtain information on trade secrets for the purpose of disclosure of
any other use (commercial espionage), and also illegal use of such information, where it
caused a significant damage to a business entity, shall be punishable by a fine of 200 to 1,000 tax-free minimum incomes, or restraint of liberty
for a term up to five years, or imprisonment for a term up to three years.
Article 232. Disclosure of commercial secrets
Willful disclosure of commercial secrets without consent of its owner, by a person who was
aware of these secrets in connection with his/her professional or official activity, where it was
committed for selfish motives and caused a significant damage to a business entity, shall be punishable by a fine of 200 to 500 tax-free minimum incomes with deprivation of the
right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term up to three years, or
by correctional labor up to two years, or imprisonment for the same term.