Article 4
Damage caused to programmes or other computer data
1 - Whoever, without legal permission or authorization from the owner or holder of the right
over the full system, or part thereof, deletes, alters, fully or partially deteriorates, damages,
suppresses or renders unusable or inaccessible other people's programmes or other computer
data or by any other means seriously hinders their functioning, shall be punishable by a term
of imprisonment up to 3 years or by fine.
2 - The attempt to commit the established offences shall be punishable.
3 - The penalty provided for in paragraph 1 shall also apply to whoever illegally produces,
sells, distributes or otherwise disseminates or introduces in computer systems devices,
programmes, or other computer data designed to produce any of the non-authorized actions
described in that paragraph.
4 - Where high-value damage is caused, offenders shall be punishable by term of
imprisonment up to 5 years or by fine up to 600 days.
5 - Where considerable high-value damage is caused, offenders shall be punishable by term of
imprisonment between 1 and 10 years.
6 - In the situations provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, criminal proceedings shall be
initiated on complaint.
Article 5
Computer-related fraud
1 - Whoever, without legal permission or authorization from the owner or holder of the right
over the full system, or part thereof, hinders, prevents, interrupts or seriously disrupts the
functioning of a computer system by inputting, transmitting, deteriorating, damaging, altering,
deleting, preventing access or suppressing programmes or other computer data or by any other
means interferes in a computer system, shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment up to 5
years or by fine up to 600 days.
2 - The penalty provided for in paragraph 1 shall also apply to whoever illegally produces,
sells, distributes or otherwise disseminates or introduces in computer systems devices,
programmes, or other computer data designed to produce any of the non-authorized actions
described in the preceding paragraph.
3 – The attempt to commit offences established in the preceding paragraph shall not be
punishable.
4 - Where high-value damage is caused by the disruption, offenders shall be punishable by a
term of imprisonment between 1 to 5 years.
5 - Offenders shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment between 1 to 10 years where:
a) Considerable high-value damage is caused by the disruption;