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61Forging a documentArticle 203(1) Whoever makes a forged document or modifies a proper document with the intentionto use it as a proper one, or who uses a forge or modified document as a proper one or procures itfor the purpose of using it, shall be punished with up to three years of imprisonment.(2) An attempt shall be punished.(3) If the act from Para 1 of this Article is committed on an official document, a will, abill of exchange, a cheque, a public or an official register, or any other book, which is to be keptunder the law, the perpetrator shall be punished with three months to five years of imprisonment.Special cases of forging documentsArticle 204The following persons shall be considered to have committed a document forgery andshall be punished as per Article 203 of this Law:1) who without an authorization fills out a paper, form or another object on whichanother person has affixed his signature with a statement having a value for legalrelations;2) who deceits another person regarding the contents of a document and makes thatperson sign this document believing that he is signing another document ordifferent contents;3) who issues a document on behalf of another person without authorization of thelatter or on behalf of a non-existent person;4) who, as the person issuing a document, adds to his signature some informationindicating that he holds a position or rank or a title although he does not hold sucha position or a rank or a title and this has significant influence on the probativeforce of the document;5) who produces a document using a proper seal or sign without an authorization.Certification of untrue contentArticle 205(1) Whoever by misleading a competent body makes this body certify in a publicdocument, minutes or a register something that is untrue which is to serve as evidence in legalcommunication, shall be punished with three months to five years of imprisonment.(2) Whoever uses such a document, minutes or a register although he is aware that theyare untrue, shall be punished with the same penalty.Issuance and use of an untrue medical or veterinary certificateArticle 206(1) A physician or a veterinarian, who issues an untrue medical or veterinary certificatealthough he is aware that it is untrue, shall be punished with up to one year of imprisonment.