punished by imprisonment for a period of six months to three years and a fine of 50,000 to
500,000 francs.
Shall be punished with the same penalties any person who knowingly makes use of the seals,
stamps, marks or prints on letterhead thus fraudulently reproduced, imitated or falsified.
The attempt shall punishable.
Section 7: Offenses committed by debtors in bad faith
Article 483: Any debtor, even a non-trading debtor, who knowingly organizes his insolvency in
the course of civil or commercial proceedings instituted against him with a view to the nonperformance of his obligations, shall be punished by imprisonment of one month to one year.
Section 8: Common provisions
Article 484: In all the cases provided for in this chapter, deprivation of rights and prohibition of
appearance in certain places mentioned in Articles 68 and 80 may be pronounced.
CHAPTER 2: DESTRUCTION - DEGRADATION - DAMAGE
Section 1: Arsons and voluntary destruction of objects
Article 485: Any person who, voluntarily, destroys or degrades more or less seriously by any
means whatsoever, all or part of an immovable property, ship, aircraft, building, bridge,
roadway, construction, installation, even a mobile one, or means of public transport of goods
belonging to another person, shall be punishable by imprisonment for one to five years and a fine
of 300,000 to 3,000,000 francs.
The penalty shall be imprisonment for two to ten years if the property referred to in the
preceding paragraph:
1° belongs to a legal person of public law and, is placed at the disposal of the public with a view
to satisfying the general interest;
2° is inhabited or is used for habitation;
3° consists of a means of public transport of persons.
The attempt shall be punishable.
Article 486: The penalty shall be imprisonment for five to twenty years if the destruction or
degradation of the property referred to in the preceding article is obtained by means of fire or by
the effect of an explosive device or substance.
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