(1) He who shall premeditatively prepare the commission of a crime, shall be sentenced only when explicitly so determined by law. (2) The preparation of a crime may be determined by law as a special crime, or a law may prescribe punishment for preparing certain crime. (3) When the law prescribes punishment for the preparation of a certain crime, the preparation may consist of procurement or adaptation of means for the perpetration of a crime, of removing obstacles for committing the crime, of concluding agreements, planning or organizing together with other offenders of a crime, as well as of other activities that create conditions for direct commission of the crime, and which do not represent an action of perpetration. Attempt Article 19 (1) Whosoever premeditatively initiates committing of a crime, and fails to complete it, shall be sentenced for an attempted crime which according to a law may be pronounced a sentence - imprisonment of five years or more, and for another attempted crime only when the law explicitly prescribes sentenced of an attempt as well. (2) The offender shall be sentenced for an attempt within the limits of the sentence prescribed for the crime, and possibly sentenced more leniently. Incongruous attempt Article 20 The offender who attempts to commit a crime with incongruous means or towards an incongruous object may be acquitted from sentence. Voluntary cancellation Article 21 (1) An offender, who was preparing or who attempted to commit a crime, but who voluntarily canceled its commission may be acquitted from sentence. (2) The offender has canceled the preparation of the activity when he has ceased any further preparations or has prevented or seriously insisted to prevent the commencement of the commission of the crime. (3) In case of voluntary cancellation, the offender shall be sentenced for those activities that represent some other independent crime. 3. Accomplice in a crime 6/217