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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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Article 318<br />

Avoiding payment <strong>of</strong> mandatory customs fees<br />

1. Whoever, with the intent to enable himself or another person to avoid payment <strong>of</strong> the<br />

customs tax fee or other fees or customs obligations payable for the import or export <strong>of</strong><br />

goods, or if a false document is presented to customs about the origin, value, quantity,<br />

quality, type and other characteristics <strong>of</strong> the goods, shall be punished by a fine or<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three (3) years.<br />

2. If the avoided payment for the <strong>of</strong>fense in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article exceeds fifteen<br />

thousand (15,000) EUR, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong><br />

up to five (5) years.<br />

3. If the avoided payment for the <strong>of</strong>fense in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article exceeds thirty<br />

thousand (30,000) EUR, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and by imprisonment<br />

from one (1) to eight (8) years.<br />

4. The goods that were not accurately declared or the value <strong>of</strong> the payment avoided,<br />

whichever is greater, shall be confiscated.<br />

CHAPTER XXVI<br />

UTILITIES OFFENSES<br />

Article 319<br />

Definitions<br />

1. For the purposes <strong>of</strong> this Chapter the terms below have the following meanings:<br />

1.1. Authorized Supplier - a person or legal entity which is authorized in<br />

accordance with the applicable law to supply electricity or a utility;<br />

1.2. Utility - gas, water, electricity or heating.<br />

Article 320<br />

Theft <strong>of</strong> utility services<br />

Whoever takes, uses, diverts, extracts or benefits from any utility supplied by or through<br />

an electricity transmission or distribution network without the authorization <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Authorized Supplier shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three (3)<br />

years.<br />

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