(3) The provisions of Article 101-a of this Code shall be properly applied to seizing objects
from the legal entity.
Special provisions on time-barring of criminal prosecution and time-barring
of enforcement of the sentence
Article 96-n
(1) Criminal prosecution of a legal entity cannot be initiated after:
1) three years from the commission of the crime wherefore a fine or imprisonment sentence
of up to three years has been prescribed;
2) five years from the commission of the crime wherefore an imprisonment sentence of
more than three years has been prescribed and
3) ten years from the commission of the crime wherefore an imprisonment sentence of
more than five years has been prescribed.
(2) Time-barring of enforcement of a fine or sentence - revoking of permit, license,
concession, authorization or other right determined with a separate law shall start after
three years from the day the verdict imposing them has become legally valid.
(3) Time-barring of enforcement of sentences consisting of prohibitions shall start after the
expiry of the time period wherefore they have been pronounced.
(4) In regard to the termination and the course of the time-barring of the criminal
prosecution and the course and the termination of the time-barring of the enforcement of
the fine and the secondary sentences, the provisions of Articles 107 through 112 of this
Code shall be applied.
Chapter seven
CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY AND PROPERTY BENEFIT AND SEIZURE
OF OBJECTS
1. Confiscation of property and property benefit
Grounds for confiscation
Article 97
(1) No one may retain the indirect or direct property benefit obtained through a crime.
(2) The property benefit referred to in paragraph 1 shall be confiscated with the court
decision determining the commission of the crime, under the conditions envisaged by this
Code.
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