. The period of limitation ends at the end of the day preceding the day of the month corresponding to the date on which the period began. Section 18 – Reference provision (755/2010) (1) Chapter 2(b), section 3, subsection 2 contains provisions on the lapse of conditional imprisonment. (1161/2005) (2) The Act on Summary Penal Proceedings (692/1993) contains provisions on the limitation on summary penal fines. The Petty Fine Act (66/1983) contains provisions on the lapse of a petty fine. (3) The Military Discipline and Prevention of Crime in the Defence Forces Act (255/2014) contains provisions on the limitation on disciplinary punishment for a soldier and for other persons subject to Chapter 45 of the Criminal Code. (256/2014)] Chapter 9 - Corporate criminal liability (743/1995) Section 1 - Scope of application (61/2003) (1) A corporation, foundation or other legal entity1 in the operations of which an offence has been committed shall on the request of the public prosecutor be sentenced to a corporate fine if such a sanction has been provided in this Code for the offence. (441/2011) (2) The provisions in this Chapter do not apply to offences committed in the exercise of public authority. Section 2 - Prerequisites for liability (61/2003) (1) A corporation may be sentenced to a corporate fine if a person who is part of its statutory organ or other management or who exercises actual decision-making authority therein has been an accomplice in an offence or allowed the commission of the offence or if the care and diligence necessary for the prevention of the offence have not been observed in the operations of the corporation. (2) A corporate fine may be imposed even if the offender cannot be identified or otherwise is not punished. However, no corporate fine shall be imposed for a complainant offence which is not reported by the injured party so as to have charges brought, unless there is a very important public interest for the bringing of charges. Section 3 - Connection between offender and corporation (743/1995) (1) The offence is deemed to have been committed in the operations of a corporation if the perpetrator has acted on the behalf or for the benefit of the corporation, and belongs to its management or is in a service or employment relationship with it or has acted on assignment by a representative of the corporation. 1 In the following, “corporation”.