b) Objects being historical and/or cultural relics and the offenders have already been
administratively sanctioned but repeat their violations;
c) The banned goods are in great quantity or the offenders have already been
administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 153,
155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 and 161 of this Code or have already been sentenced
for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat
their violations, if not falling under the cases defined in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196,
230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code;
2. Committing the crime in one of the following cases, the offenders shall be
sentenced to between two and five years of imprisonment:
a) Object involved in the offense is valued between three hundred million dong and
under five hundred million dong;
b) The banned goods are in very great quantity;
c) Abusing positions and/or powers;
d) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;
e) Committing the crime more than once;
f) Dangerous recidivism.
3. Committing the crime with goods valued at five hundred million dong or more or
banned goods in particularly great quantity, the offenders shall be sentenced to from
five to ten years of imprisonment.
4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and ten
million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or
doing certain jobs for one to five years.
Article 155.- Manufacturing, stockpiling, transporting and/or trading in banned
goods
1. Those who manufacture, stockpile, transport and/or trade in goods banned from
business by the State in great quantity, gain great illicit profits or who have been
administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or Articles 153, 154, 156,
157,158, 159 and 161 of this Code or have already been sentenced for one of these
offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, if
not falling under the cases stipulated in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233,
236 and 238 of this Code, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and
fifty million dong or a prison term of between six months and five years of
imprisonment.
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