shall be punishable by a fine of 100 to 200 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor
for a term up to two years, or restraint of liberty for the same term.
2. Carrying out banking activities or banking transactions, and also professional activities in
the securities market or transactions in non-banking financial institutions, without state
registration or special permit (license) as prescribed by law, or doing the same in violation of
licensing conditions, where it involved the making of significant profits, shall be punishable by a fine of 200 to 500 tax-free minimum incomes, or restraint of liberty
for a term up to three years.
Note: Significant profits shall mean the profits amounting to or exceeding 1,000 tax-free
minimum incomes.
Article 203. Engagement in prohibited business activities
1. Carrying out business activities specifically prohibited by law, except as otherwise
provided for by other articles of this Code, shall be punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 tax-free minimum incomes with the deprivation of
the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term up to three years
and with or without the forfeiture of property.
2. The same actions where they involved making of significant profits or were committed by a
person previously convicted for engagement in prohibited business activities, shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term up to five years with the deprivation of
the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term up to three years.
Note: Significant profits shall mean the profits amounting to or exceeding 1,000 tax-free
minimum incomes.
Article 204. Unlawful manufacturing, storage, sale or transportation for selling purposes
of excisable goods
1. Unlawful purchase or storage for selling purposes, or sale, or transportation for selling
purposes of illegally manufactured alcohol, tobacco or any other excisable goods, shall be punishable by a fine of 500 to 1,050 tax-free minimum incomes, or restraint of liberty
for a term up to three years, with the forfeiture of illegally manufactured goods and
manufacturing equipment.
2. Illegal manufacturing of alcohol, tobacco and other excisable goods by establishing
clandestine shops or use of equipment for mass production of such goods, or where it was
committed by a person previously convicted under this article, shall be punishable by a fine of 1000 to 2000 tax-free minimum incomes, or by imprisonment
of 3 to 7 years, with seizure of goods so produced and with forfeiture of assets.
3. Illegal manufacturing of goods specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article from raw
material of poor quality hazardous to human life and health, or where it caused poisoning of
people or any other grave consequences, shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with seizure and
destruction of goods so manufactured and forfeiture of manufacturing equipment.