The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted as a basis the bill to amend the criminal code of Ukraine regarding enhancement of responsibility for forgery of documentary stamps

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06 September 2012, 19:35

The bill (Reg. No.4736) includes documentary stamps and holographic protective elements into the list of the crime items (money, government securities, state lottery notes) envisaged by Clause 199 of the Criminal Code. The Bill also supplements the sanctions envisaged by Part 2 of Clause 199 of the Criminal Code with a new type of criminal penalty, namely, sequestration of property.