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(6) In the cases of subsection 1, an action without a licence shall be equivalent to an
action on the basis of a licence obtained by threat, bribery or collusion or obtained
fraudulently by means of incorrect or incomplete data.
(7) Subsections 1 to 6 shall apply, irrespective of the place of the criminal act, also to
criminal acts committed abroad if the perpetrator is a German national.
Section 18
Provisions on penalties
(1) A prison sentence from three months up to five years shall be imposed on anyone
who
1. violates a
a) prohibition on export, import, transit, transfer, sale, acquisition, delivery, provision,
passing on, service or investment or
b) prohibition on the disposal of frozen money and economic assets
of a directly applicable act of the European Communities or the European Union
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities or the European Union
which serves to implement an economic sanction adopted by the Council of the
European Union in the field of Common Foreign and Security Policy or
2. violates a licensing requirement for
a) the export, import, transit, transfer, a sale, an acquisition, a provision, a delivery,
passing on, service or investment or
b) a prohibition on the disposal of frozen money and economic assets
of a directly applicable act of the European Communities or the European Union
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities or the European