The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Criminal Code

SPECIAL PART

34. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Misuse of chemical or biological weapons

Article 407-b

(1) One that will produce or improve, purchase, house, sell or buy, or mediate in buying or selling, owns, transfers or transports chemical or biological weapons or any type of war device forbidden by the rules of the international right, shall be sentenced with imprisonment of three months to three years.

(2) One who, during a war or armed conflict, will order use of chemical or biological weapons or any type of war device or will fight in a manner that is forbidden by the rules of the international law, shall be sentenced with imprisonment of at least one year.

(3) If as a result of the crime stipulated in paragraphs 1 and 2, death of larger number of people occurs, the perpetrator shall be sentenced with imprisonment of at least five years or life sentence.

(4) The objects of the paragraphs 1 and 2 and the means for their production shall be confiscated.

Keywords

War crimes
Prohibited weapons
National penalties - maximum penalty
National penalties - life imprisonment



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