Group for Combating Economic Crimes (GCES)

The head of the group is Senior Operative Officer of the GCES of the Criminal Police Department of the Postavy District Executive Committee, Unton Evgeny Kazimirovich, office phone: 41-9-62, mobile phone: +375336116940. If you have information about persons committing embezzlement in organizations and enterprises of the district; persons receiving illegal remuneration for a favorable resolution of issues within their competence, as well as any other operationally significant information, please immediately report it to the GCES or by phone 102.

The most typical crimes provided for by the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, falling within the competence of the GCES:

Article 210. Embezzlement by abuse of official powers

1. Seizure of property or acquisition of the right to property committed by an official using their official powers (embezzlement by abuse of official powers), -

shall be punished by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, or by restriction of liberty for up to four years, or by imprisonment for up to four years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

2. Embezzlement by abuse of official powers, committed repeatedly or by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, -

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of two to five years or by imprisonment for a term of two to seven years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

3. Actions provided for in parts 1 or 2 of this article, committed on a large scale, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three to ten years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

4. Actions provided for in parts 1, 2 or 3 of this article, committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of five to twelve years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article211. Embezzlement or Misappropriation

1. Embezzlement or misappropriation of property by a person entrusted with it –

shall be punished by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities with a fine, or by arrest with or without a fine, or by restriction of liberty for up to four years with or without a fine, or by imprisonment for up to four years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or without deprivation.

2. The same acts, committed repeatedly or by a group of persons by prior conspiracy –

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of two to five years or by imprisonment for a term of two to five years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or without deprivation.

3. Acts provided for in parts 1 or 2 of this Article, committed on a large scale –

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of two to five years or by imprisonment for a term of two to seven years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

4. Acts provided for in parts 1, 2 or 3 of this Article, committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale –

shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three to twelve years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article 221. Production, Storage, or Sale of Counterfeit Money or Securities

1. Production or storage for the purpose of sale, or sale of counterfeit banknotes or coins, state or other securities in the official currency of the Republic of Belarus, monetary signs or securities in foreign currency –

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of two to five years with or without a fine or by imprisonment for a term of two to seven years.

2. The same acts, committed repeatedly, or by an organized group, or on an especially large scale –

shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of five to fifteen years with a fine.

Article 424. Abuse of Power or Official Authority

1. Excluded.

2. Intentional actions by an official, contrary to the interests of the service, committed out of mercenary or other personal interest, using their official powers, which caused damage on a large scale or significant harm to the rights and legitimate interests of citizens or to state or public interests (abuse of power or official authority) –

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of two to six years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

3. Acts provided for in part 2 of this article, committed by an official holding a responsible position, or in the exercise of functions for denationalization or privatization of state property, or which entailed grave consequences, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to ten years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article 426. Abuse of power or official authority

1. Intentional commission by an official of actions clearly exceeding the limits of rights and powers granted to him by service, which caused large-scale damage or significant harm to the rights and legitimate interests of citizens or state or public interests (abuse of power or official authority), -

shall be punishable by a fine, or deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities with a fine, or imprisonment for a term of up to three years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

2. Abuse of power or official authority, committed for mercenary or other personal interest, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of two to six years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

3. Acts provided for in parts 1 or 2 of this article, committed by a person holding a responsible position, or which entailed grave consequences, as well as intentional commission by an official of actions clearly exceeding the limits of rights and powers granted to him by service, associated with violence, torture of the victim or the use of weapons or special means, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to ten years with or without a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article 427. Official forgery

1. Entry by an official or other authorized person of knowingly false information and entries in official documents, or forgery of documents, or drawing up and issuing knowingly false documents, committed for mercenary or other personal interest, in the absence of signs of a more serious crime -

shall be punishable by a fine, or deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, or correctional labor for a term of up to two years,

or restriction of liberty for the same term, or deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years.

2. The same actions, committed with the aim of distorting data of state statistical reporting, -

shall be punished by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities with a fine, or restriction of liberty for a term of up to three years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, or deprivation of liberty for the same term with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article 428. Official negligence

1. Failure or improper performance by an official of their official duties due to dishonest or negligent attitude to service, which negligently caused damage to state property on a particularly large scale, -

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of two to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

2. The same acts, which negligently caused the death of a person or other grave consequences, -

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of three to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or deprivation of liberty for a term of two to six years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article 430. Receiving a bribe

1. Acceptance by an official for themselves or for close relatives of material valuables or acquisition of property benefits, provided exclusively in connection with their official position, for patronage or connivance in service, favorable resolution of issues within their competence, or for performing or failing to perform, in the interests of the briber or persons represented by them, any action that this person should have or could have committed using their official powers (receiving a bribe), -

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of three to five years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or deprivation of liberty for a term of up to seven years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

2. Receiving a bribe repeatedly, or by extortion, or by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, or on a large scale -

(as amended by Law of the Republic of Belarus of 15.07.2009 N 42-Z)

shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to ten years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

3. Actions,

provided for by parts one or two of this article, committed by a person previously convicted of crimes provided for by Articles 430, 431 and 432 of this Code, or on a particularly large scale, or by an organized group, or by a person holding a responsible position, -

shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to fifteen years with a fine and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Article 431. Giving a bribe

1. Giving a bribe -

shall be punished by a fine, or correctional labor for a term of up to two years, or arrest, or restriction of liberty for a term of up to two years with or without a fine, or deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years with or without a fine.

2. Giving a bribe repeatedly, or on a large scale, or using one's official powers -

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for a term of up to five years with or without a fine or deprivation of liberty for a term of two to seven years with or without a fine.

3. Giving a bribe on a particularly large scale or by a person previously convicted of crimes provided for by this article, Articles 430 and 432 of this Code, -

shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to ten years with or without a fine.

Note. A person who has given a bribe shall be released from criminal liability if extortion of a bribe occurred against them, or if, after giving the bribe, this person voluntarily reported the act and actively assisted in the disclosure and (or) investigation of the crime.

Article 433. Illegal remuneration

1. Acceptance by an employee of a state body or other state organization, not being an official, of property or other property benefit provided to them for an action (inaction) committed within their official powers (labor duties) in favor of the person providing such property or other property benefit, or for work performed within the scope of their official (labor) duties, in addition to the remuneration provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus (acceptance of illegal remuneration) or the provision of such remuneration -

shall be punished by

fine, or deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, or correctional labor for up to two years, or arrest, or restriction of liberty for up to three years with or without a fine, or imprisonment for up to three years with or without a fine.

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2. The same acts, committed repeatedly, or by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, or on a large scale, as well as the acceptance of illegal remuneration committed by extortion, -

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for up to five years with or without a fine and with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, or by imprisonment for up to five years with or without a fine and with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

3. Acts provided for in parts 1 or 2 of this Article, committed on a particularly large scale, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years with or without a fine and with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Note. A person who has provided remuneration shall be exempt from criminal liability if such remuneration was extorted from him, or if, after providing the remuneration, that person voluntarily reported the act and actively assisted in the detection and/or investigation of the crime.

The most typical offenses provided for by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus, falling within the competence of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes (DCEC):

Article 12.1. Illegal acceptance of foreign currency as a means of payment, use of securities in foreign currency

1. Illegal acceptance of foreign currency as a means of payment, as well as the use of securities in foreign currency in violation of currency legislation -

shall entail a fine of fifty to one hundred basic units with or without confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense, and for an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - from one hundred to two hundred basic units with or without confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense.

2. The same acts, committed repeatedly within one year after the imposition of an administrative penalty for the same violations, -

shall entail a fine of one hundred to two hundred basic units with or without confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense, and for an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - from one hundred fifty to

three hundred basic units with or without confiscation of the instrument or proceeds of an administrative offense.

Article 12.2. Violation of the established procedure for currency exchange operations and other requirements of currency legislation

1. Purchase, sale, conversion (exchange) of foreign currency carried out in violation of the established procedure for conducting currency exchange operations in the domestic currency market, -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from fifty to one hundred and fifty basic units with confiscation of the instrument or proceeds of an administrative offense.

2. Failure to fulfill the obligation to register a currency agreement in cases where such registration is required in accordance with legislative acts, -

shall entail the imposition of a fine of up to five basic units, and for an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - up to ten basic units.

3. Actions provided for in part 1 of this article, committed repeatedly within one year after the imposition of an administrative penalty for similar violations, -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from one hundred and fifty to two hundred basic units with confiscation of the instrument or proceeds of an administrative offense.

Note. The acquisition, alienation for Belarusian rubles for the purpose of collecting and hoarding (accumulation) in a single copy of banknotes in the form of coins, banknotes in foreign currency (differing from each other in currency name and denomination), for which the official exchange rate of the Belarusian ruble is not set by the National Bank or is not set on a daily basis, as well as the acquisition, alienation of single copies of the specified banknotes by exchanging them for each other for the same purposes, are not considered an administrative offense provided for in part 1 of this article.

Article 13.1. Violation of the procedure for accounting, collection, storage, transportation, use, procurement (purchase) or sale, export from the Republic of Belarus of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

1. Violation of the procedure for accounting, collection, storage, transportation, use, procurement (purchase) or sale of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals -

shall entail the imposition of a fine of up to fifty basic units, for an individual entrepreneur - up to fifty basic units, and for a legal entity - up to three hundred percent of the value of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

2. Violation of the procedure for exporting scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the Republic of Belarus -

shall entail

imposition of a fine of up to thirty basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense or without confiscation, on an individual entrepreneur - up to one hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense or without confiscation, and on a legal entity - up to three hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense or without confiscation.

Article 13.3. Illegal Entrepreneurial Activity

1. Entrepreneurial activity carried out without a special permit (license), when such a special permit (license) is mandatory, or in violation of the rules and conditions for carrying out types of activities provided for in special permits (licenses), -

entails the imposition of a fine ranging from ten to fifty basic units, on an individual entrepreneur - from ten to two hundred basic units with confiscation of up to one hundred percent of the amount of income received as a result of such activity, or without confiscation, and on a legal entity - up to five hundred basic units with confiscation of up to one hundred percent of the amount of income received as a result of such activity, or without confiscation.

2. Entrepreneurial activity carried out without state registration or without state registration and a special permit (license), when such a special permit (license) is mandatory, -

entails the imposition of a fine of up to one hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense, tools and means of committing the administrative offense, as well as up to one hundred percent of the amount of income received as a result of such activity, or without confiscation.

3. Carrying out entrepreneurial activity when, in accordance with legislative acts, such activity is illegal and (or) prohibited, -

entails the imposition of a fine ranging from twenty to fifty basic units with confiscation of up to one hundred percent of the amount of income received as a result of such activity, tools and means of committing the administrative offense or without confiscation, on an individual entrepreneur - from twenty to two hundred basic units with confiscation of up to one hundred percent of the amount of income received as a result of such activity, tools and means of committing the administrative offense or without confiscation, and on a legal entity - up to five hundred basic units with confiscation of up to one hundred percent of the amount of income received as a result of such activity, tools and means of committing the administrative offense or without confiscation.

4. Engaging in entrepreneurial activity by a person for whom legislative acts establish a prohibition on carrying out such activity, -

entails the imposition of a fine ranging from ten to thirty basic units.

Note. 1. Income from illegal entrepreneurial activity carried out without state registration, as well as received as a result of carrying out

entrepreneurial activity, when, in accordance with legislative acts, such activity is illegal and (or) prohibited, in this article shall mean the entire amount of revenue (income - for individual entrepreneurs applying the general taxation procedure) in monetary or in-kind form, without taking into account the costs of obtaining it. Income received in kind shall be determined in monetary terms.

2. Income from illegal entrepreneurial activity carried out with state registration without a special permit (license) or in violation of the rules and conditions for carrying out types of activities provided for in special permits (licenses), in this article shall mean the amount of revenue (income - for individual entrepreneurs applying the general taxation procedure) from the sale of goods (works, services), property rights, received from this activity, less indirect taxes, as well as documented costs incurred in carrying out the specified activity for the production and sale of goods (works, services), property rights, taken into account when applying the general taxation procedure (including such costs incurred during the period of applying a special taxation regime). Income received in kind shall be determined in monetary terms.

Article 13.10. Consumer Deception

1. Deception of consumers by an employee of an individual entrepreneur or legal entity engaged in the sale of goods, performance of work or provision of services, or deception of consumers by an individual entrepreneur engaged in the same activity (consumer deception), -

shall entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of two to twenty-five basic units.

2. The same act, committed repeatedly within one year after the imposition of an administrative penalty for the same violation or on a significant scale, -

shall entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of five to fifty basic units.

Note. Significant consumer deception in this article means consumer deception for an amount exceeding half the basic unit established on the day the offense was committed.

Article 13.18. Violation of the procedure for circulation, movement, transit of alcoholic, non-food alcohol-containing products, non-food ethyl alcohol, tobacco raw materials and tobacco products

1. Import into the Republic of Belarus, movement through its territory, storage on it by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of tobacco products not marked in the established manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps and (or) without accompanying documents of the established form confirming the legality of their import, acquisition, production, as well as trade in such products -

shall entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of fifty to one hundred basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - from one hundred fifty to three hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense.

2.Importation into the Republic of Belarus, movement across its territory, storage therein by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of alcoholic beverages not marked in the established manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps or special marks and (or) without accompanying documents of the established form confirming the legality of their importation, acquisition, production, as well as trade in such beverages -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from fifty to one hundred basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - from two hundred to five hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense.

3. Importation into the Republic of Belarus, production and storage on its territory, movement across it by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of tobacco products with counterfeit excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps, as well as trade in such products -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from fifty to one hundred basic units, on an individual entrepreneur - from one hundred to three hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense, and on a legal entity - from three hundred to five hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense.

4. Importation into the Republic of Belarus, production and storage on its territory, movement across it by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of alcoholic beverages with counterfeit excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps, as well as trade in such beverages -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from one hundred to two hundred basic units, on an individual entrepreneur - from four hundred fifty to five hundred basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense, and on a legal entity - from eight hundred to one thousand basic units with confiscation of the subject of the administrative offense.

5. Importation into the Republic of Belarus, movement across its territory, storage therein by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of raw tobacco without accompanying documents of the established form confirming the legality of its importation, acquisition or production -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from twenty to fifty basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - up to fifty percent of the value of the subject of the administrative offense.

6. Importation into the Republic of Belarus, movement across its territory, storage therein by a legal entity of ethyl alcohol obtained from food raw materials, non-food ethyl alcohol, non-food alcohol-containing products without accompanying documents of the established form confirming the legality of their importation, acquisition or production, trade in the specified alcohol and products, as well as importation into the Republic of Belarus of non-food alcohol-containing products, trade in such products, movement across its territory, storage therein by an individual entrepreneur of ethyl alcohol obtained from food raw materials, non-food ethyl alcohol, non-food alcohol-containing products without accompanying documents of the established form confirming the legality of their acquisition -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from fifty to one hundred basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - up to fifty percent of the value of the subject of the administrative offense.

7. Shipment by a legal entity - producer of tobacco products intended for export from the territory of the Republic of Belarus, not marked in accordance with

legislation of the country of destination, as well as the movement through the territory of the Republic of Belarus, storage of such tobacco products by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from fifty to one hundred basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - up to ten percent of the value of the object of the administrative offense.

8. Movement through the territory of the Republic of Belarus of alcoholic, non-food alcohol-containing products, non-food ethyl alcohol, tobacco raw materials or tobacco products without mandatory accompanying documents provided for by legislative acts, or movement of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products by vehicles not equipped with special technical means for automatic registration of the movement of these vehicles in the manner established by law, in cases where such movement is prohibited by legislative acts -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from forty to one hundred and fifty basic units.

9. Import (export) into (from) the territory of the Republic of Belarus from (to) the territory of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union of alcoholic, non-food alcohol-containing products, non-food ethyl alcohol, movement, transit through its territory, storage on it of these products and alcohol, imported (intended for export) from (to) the territory of the specified states, by a legal entity without accompanying documents of the established form of the exporting state marked with control marks in the manner established by law, trade in such products and alcohol, as well as import into the territory of the Republic of Belarus from the territory of the specified states of non-food alcohol-containing products, movement, transit through its territory, storage on it of these products by an individual entrepreneur without accompanying documents of the established form of the exporting state marked with control marks in the manner established by law, trade in such products -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from twenty to eighty basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - up to fifty percent of the value of the object of the administrative offense.

10. Import (export) into (from) the territory of the Republic of Belarus, storage by a legal entity of non-food alcohol-containing products, non-food ethyl alcohol in cases where the circulation of such products and alcohol is prohibited by legislative acts, wholesale and (or) retail trade in the specified products and alcohol -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from fifty to one hundred basic units, and on a legal entity - from four hundred and fifty to five hundred basic units with confiscation of the object of the administrative offense.

11. Shipment by a legal entity - producer of alcoholic beverages intended for export from the territory of the Republic of Belarus to the territory of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, not marked in accordance with the legislation of the country of destination, as well as movement through the territory of the Republic of Belarus, storage on it by an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of the specified alcoholic beverages -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from twenty to eighty basic units, and on an individual entrepreneur or legal entity - up to ten percent of the value of the object of the administrative offense.

Article 13.20. Production (manufacture), movement and circulation of counterfeit alcoholic beverages

Production (manufacture), movement across the territory of the Republic of Belarus and circulation of counterfeit alcoholic beverages -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from one hundred to two hundred basic units with confiscation of counterfeit alcoholic beverages, equipment, raw materials and supplies used for their production (manufacture); for an individual entrepreneur - from four hundred to five hundred basic units with confiscation of counterfeit alcoholic beverages, equipment, raw materials and supplies used for their production (manufacture); and for a legal entity - from eight hundred to one thousand basic units with confiscation of counterfeit alcoholic beverages, equipment, raw materials and supplies used for their production (manufacture).

Article 13.21. Illegal movement, storage of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, production, processing, storage, movement of non-food alcohol-containing products, ethyl alcohol, tobacco raw materials, sale of these products, alcohol, raw materials and alcoholic beverages

1. Movement across the territory of the Republic of Belarus, storage on it by an individual who is not an individual entrepreneur, of more than two hundred cigarettes or fifty cigars (cigarillos), more than two hundred and fifty grams of tobacco or other tobacco products not marked in the established manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps -

shall entail the imposition of a fine of up to fifty basic units with confiscation of tobacco products exceeding the permitted quantity for movement or storage, or without confiscation.

2. Movement across the territory of the Republic of Belarus by an individual who is not an individual entrepreneur, of more than five liters of alcoholic beverages not marked in the established manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from ten to one hundred basic units with confiscation of alcoholic beverages exceeding the permitted quantity for movement, or without confiscation.

3. Production (manufacture), processing, storage on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, movement across it by an individual who is not an individual entrepreneur, of more than five liters (five kilograms) of non-food alcohol-containing products, more than five liters of ethyl alcohol obtained from food raw materials, more than five liters of non-food ethyl alcohol, more than ten kilograms of tobacco raw materials, as well as the sale of such products, alcohol and raw materials (regardless of volume) -

shall entail the imposition of a fine ranging from ten to one hundred basic units with confiscation of non-food alcohol-containing products, alcohol, tobacco raw materials exceeding the permitted quantity for production (manufacture), processing, storage, movement, as well as equipment and raw materials used for their production (manufacture) or processing, or without confiscation.

4. Sale (in the absence of signs of illegal entrepreneurial activity) by an individual who is not an individual entrepreneur, of alcoholic beverages not marked in the established manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps, or alcoholic beverages of own manufacture -

shall entail

imposition of a fine in the amount of five to twenty basic units with confiscation of alcoholic beverages for sale, as well as with confiscation of alcoholic beverages not marked in the prescribed manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps, alcoholic beverages of own production, belonging to the guilty person or located at the place of the offense at the time of its commission, or without confiscation of such alcoholic beverages.

5. An act provided for in part 4 of this article, committed repeatedly within one year after the imposition of an administrative penalty for the same violation, -

entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten to thirty basic units with confiscation of alcoholic beverages for sale, as well as with confiscation of alcoholic beverages not marked in the prescribed manner with excise stamps of the Republic of Belarus and (or) special stamps, alcoholic beverages of own production, belonging to the guilty person or located at the place of the offense at the time of its commission.

6. Movement through the territory of the border zone or border strip, storage within the specified territory by individuals, including individual entrepreneurs, who do not have the right to carry out wholesale or retail trade in tobacco products or the right to store tobacco products (as a type of entrepreneurial activity), more than one thousand cigarettes, more than one thousand grams of tobacco or other tobacco products in the absence of signs of illegal entrepreneurial activity -

entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten to fifty basic units with confiscation of moved, stored tobacco products or without confiscation.

Counterfeiting

One of the most dangerous types of crimes that destabilize the economic system of the state is counterfeiting. It belongs to crimes of an international nature, and is considered a serious offense by the legislation of all countries. The growth of counterfeiting can lead to such consequences as an uncontrolled increase in the cash supply, resulting in the depreciation of money and inflation, as well as the enrichment of criminal elements and the development of crime in other areas.

However, despite the efforts made by law enforcement agencies in the fight against counterfeiting, recently there has been an increase in the number of such crimes and the number of countries whose currency is subject to counterfeiting, and in an effort to make it difficult to counterfeit their banknotes, states are forced to constantly take measures to improve the means of protecting their national currency.

In the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus, counterfeiting is a criminal offense. Criminal liability for the manufacture or storage for sale or sale of counterfeits occurs from the age of 16 and is provided for in Article 221 of Chapter 25 "Crimes against the order of economic activity" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. This crime is classified as serious.

If you find a counterfeit bill, you must immediately contact the police. Then this citizen will not be punished. But if a citizen who found a counterfeit tries to pass it on to another person, then he will be punished as a distributor of a counterfeit banknote. To reduce the risk of receiving counterfeit

foreign banknotes, as counterfeits are difficult to distinguish, currency should always be purchased at exchange offices, banks, and other official points authorized to work with foreign currency.

Distinguishing features of counterfeit banknotes:

1. Identical serial numbers on several banknotes.

2. Absence or imitation of a watermark on the coupon field.

3. Absence or imitation of a security thread and colored fibers.

4. Lack of relief, images are blurry, lighter or darker shades.

5. Absence or imitation of a hidden image.

6. Paper is softer or denser than genuine.

7. Under the influence of water, the image blurs.

8. Absence of OVI ink color change when tilting the banknote.

9. Absence of luminescent elements in ultraviolet rays.

10. Absence of other security elements.