Article 320: Shall be punished of an imprisonment of one to five years and a fine of 50.000 to
500.000 francs, whoever having unduly obtained the true stamps, hammers or hallmarks referred
to in the preceding article, makes of it or tries to make of it an application or a use prejudicial to
the rights or interests of the State.
Article 321: Shall be punished by imprisonment for one to five years and a fine of 50,000 to
500,000 francs any person who reproduces or imitates without authorization or falsifies:
1° the marks intended to be affixed in the name of the State on the various species of foodstuffs
or goods;
2° the seal, the stamp or the mark of an administrative or judicial authority or of a public or
ministerial official;
3° the letterheads or official prints used in the assemblies and councils of the State or public
entities, the public administrations or the various judicial bodies;
4°postage stamps, footprints or reply coupons issued by the postal administration and mobile
stamps.
Anyone who sells, peddles, distributes or knowingly uses the marks, seals, stamps, prints, and
others referred to above, thus reproduced, imitated or falsified, shall be punished by the same
penalties as those provided for the forgery or falsification of the said objects or documents.
The attempt of these offenses is punishable.
Article 322: Any person who has unduly obtained the true marks, seals, stamps or prints listed in
the preceding article, makes or attempts to make fraudulent use thereof shall be punished by
imprisonment for a term of six months to three years and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs.
Article 323: Shall be punished by an imprisonment of six days to six months and a fine of 50.000
to 500.000 francs, whoever:
1° manufactures, sells, peddles or distributes any objects, prints or forms obtained by any process
whatsoever which, by their layout, would present resemblance with those used in State’s
assemblies and councils or in the decentralized public entities, in the public administrations or in
the various judicial bodies; a resemblance of such a nature as to cause a misconception in the
public mind;
2° knowingly makes use of postage stamps or mobile stamps already used, or by any means,
alter cancelled stamps with the aim of thus allowing their re-use or their sale;
3° overloads by printing, punching or any other means postage stamps or other postal fiduciary
values, whether expired or not, or sells, peddles, offers, distributes or exports postage stamps so
overloaded;
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