Act IV of 1978 on the Criminal Code GENERAL ... - Legislationline

The person who - by the communication or rumouring <strong>of</strong> untrue data or the concealing <strong>of</strong> data concerning thefinancial situation <strong>of</strong> an economic organization - induces other persons to make capital investment or the increase <strong>of</strong> theinvestment, commits a felony, and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.The person who organizes a game based on the collection and distribution <strong>of</strong> the money <strong>of</strong> others in a predeterminedform and way, which also contains an element <strong>of</strong> risk, in which the participants joining in a chain-like manner pay cashto, or perform another service for the participants preceding them in the chain, directly or through the organizer,commits a felony and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.(1) The person, who acquires, uses or publishes unlawfully a business secret for pr<strong>of</strong>it-making or causingdisadvantage to another person, commits a felony, and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.(2) For the purposes <strong>of</strong> Subsection (1), any fact, information, solution or datum connected to economic activities,which, if published, acquired or used by unauthorized persons, would injure or jeopardize the rightful financial,economic or market interests <strong>of</strong> the entitled party, provided that such party has taken the necessary measures in order tomaintain the confidentiality <strong>of</strong> such, shall be deemed as a business secret.(1) The person obliged to keep bank secret, who makes available for an incompetent person data qualifying as banksecret, commits a misdemeanour, and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to two years, labour in the publicinterest or fine.(2) The punishment shall be for a felony imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years, if the crime is committedfor acquiring unlawful advantage;causing disadvantage to the financial institution or to another party.No punishment shall apply on the grounds <strong>of</strong> breach <strong>of</strong> a business or bank secret against any personwho conveys information in fulfilling the duties prescribed in a separate act governing the publication <strong>of</strong> publicinformation and information to be made available in the public interest, orwho conveys information subject to the reporting obligation prescribed in the <strong>Act</strong> on the Prevention <strong>of</strong> MoneyLaundering or who initiates such action, even if the report he filed in good faith has proved to be unfounded.