language of the communities not being majority in the Republic of Macedonia.
(2) On a request of the legal entity acquitted from the charges or against which the
procedure is terminated with a legally valid court decision, the court shall decide, on burden
of the Court Budget to publish the verdict or part of it in the "Official Gazette of the Republic
of Macedonia" and in two daily newspapers, one of which in the language of the
communities not being majority in the Republic of Macedonia.
Meting out a sentence
Article 96-f
(1) When meting out the sentence the court shall consider the balance sheet and the
income statement of the legal entity, the type of activity, the nature and the gravity of the
committed crime.
(2) If the court determines a fine for two or more crimes in concurrence, the single sentence
cannot be as high as the sum of the individually specified sentences, nor can it exceed the
legal maximum of the sentence prescribed for the legal entity.
Calculating a fine
Article 96-g
(1) For crimes wherefore a fine or an imprisonment sentence of up to three years is
prescribed, the legal entity shall be fined with 500.000 Denars or, if the crime has been
committed out of covetousness or a damage has been caused to greater extent, at most
double the amount of the caused damage or acquired benefit.
(2) For crimes wherefore an imprisonment sentence of at least three years is prescribed, the
legal entity shall be fined with at most one million Denars, or if the crime has been
committed out of covetousness or a damage has been caused to a greater extent, at most
five times the amount of the caused damage or acquired benefit.
(3) For crimes wherefore an imprisonment sentence of at least five years has been
prescribed, the legal entity shall be fined with at least one million Denars or, if the crime has
been committed out of covetousness or a damage has been caused to a greater extent, up
to ten times the amount of the caused damage or acquired benefit.
Imposing a more mitigative fine
Article 96-h
The court can impose the legal entity a more mitigative fine from the one prescribed in
Article 96-f of this Code, if:
1) the Code anticipates more mitigative sentencing;
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