(1) The court may remit a sentence when it is so expressly provided for by the
statute.
(2) In cases when the court is entitled to remit the sentence, it need not apply
the provisions prescribing the limits of the reduction of the sentence.
Concurrence of Criminal Offences
Article 53
(1) If the perpetrator is being tried for two or more criminal offences
simultaneously, the court shall first determine the sentence for each offence concerned
and thereafter shall impose a combined sentence for all criminal offences in
concurrence.
2) The combined sentence shall be imposed under the following conditions:
1) if the sentence of imprisonment for a term of thirty years has been determined for two
or more concurrent criminal offences under paragraph 2 of Article 46 of this Penal
Code, the combined sentence of life imprisonment shall be imposed;
2) if the sentence of imprisonment has been determined for all concurrent offences, the
combined sentence shall exceed each sentence determined for a particular offence
but may neither exceed the total sum of all sentences imposed for the concurrent
offences nor may it exceed twenty years of imprisonment;
3) if a prison sentence for a term not exceeding three years is prescribed by the law for
all concurrent criminal offences, the combined sentence shall not exceed a term of
eight years;
4) if a fine has been fixed for all concurrent criminal offences, the court shall increase
the maximum amount of the fine, whereby it may neither exceed the total sum of
fines fixed for each concurrent offence nor the total of three hundred and sixty daily
instalments or EUR 15.000,00; if any of the criminal offences have been committed
out of greed, the increased fine may not exceed the total of one thousand five
hundred daily instalments or EUR 50.000,00;
5) if a prison sentence has been determined for some concurrent criminal offences and
a fine for others, a single combined sentence of imprisonment and a single
compound fine shall be imposed under points 2, 3 and 4 of this paragraph;
6) if more than one accessory sentence has been fixed for more than one concurrent
criminal offence of the same type, a compound accessory sentence shall be imposed
with the proviso that it shall exceed neither the total sum of the aforementioned
sentences nor the maximum limit provided for the sentence in question.
(3) If a prison sentence for a term of over ten years has been determined for at
least three criminal offences, a combined prison sentence of thirty years may be
imposed.
(4) The accessory sentence shall be imposed on the perpetrator even if it is
prescribed for only one of the concurrent criminal offences; if more than one fine has