2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall
be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:
a) In an organized manner;
b) Abusing positions and/or powers;
c) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;
d) Being of professional character;
e) Goods involved in the offense are in very great quantity or gaining very great
illicit profits
f) Dangerous recidivism.
3. Committing the crime with particularly great quantity of goods or particularly
great illicit profits, the offenders shall be sentenced to between eight and fifteen
years of imprisonment.
4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and
thirty million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations
or doing certain jobs for one to five years.
Article 156.- Manufacturing and/or trading in fake goods
1. Those who manufacture and/or trade in fake goods equivalent to the quantity of
genuine goods valued between thirty million dong and under one hundred fifty
million dong, or under thirty million dong but causing serious consequences or who
have been already administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any
of Articles 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159 and 161 of this Code or have already been
sentenced for one of these offenses but not yet entitled to criminal record remission
and repeat the violation, shall be sentenced to from six months to five years of
imprisonment.
2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall
be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:
a) In an organized manner;
b) Being of professional character;
c) Dangerous recidivism;
d) Abusing positions and/or powers;
e) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;
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