society of such acts, the extent of realizing the intention to commit crimes and other circumstances that make the crimes not carried out to the end. 2. For cases of preparing to commit crimes, if the applicable law provision stipulates the highest penalty is life imprisonment or the death sentence, the applicable highest penalty shall not exceed twenty years of imprisonment; if it is termed imprisonment, the penalty shall not exceed half of the imprisonment term prescribed by the law provision. 3. For cases of incomplete offense, if the applicable law provision stipulates the highest penalty being the life imprisonment or death sentence, these penalties can only apply to particularly serious cases; if it is termed imprisonment, the penalty level shall not exceed three quarters of the imprisonment term prescribed by the law provision. Article 53.- Deciding penalties in cases of complicity When deciding penalties for accomplices, the court shall take into account the nature of complicity and the nature and extent of involvement of each accomplice. Extenuating, aggravating or penal liability exemption circumstances of any accomplice shall only apply to such accomplice. Article 54.- Penalty exemption Persons who commit crime may be exempt from penalties in case where the crime commission involves many extenuating circumstances as provided by Clause 1, Article 46 of this Code, deserving special leniency, but not to the extent of penal liability exemption. Chapter VIII STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR EXECUTION OF JUDGEMENT, EXEMPTION FROM THE PENALTY EXECUTION, REDUCTION OF PENALTY TERM Article 55.- Statute of limitation for judgement execution 1. The statute of limitation for execution of a criminal judgement is the time limit prescribed by this Code upon the expiry of which the sentenced person shall not have to abide by the declared judgement. 2. The statute of limitation for execution of a criminal judgement is stipulated as follows: a) Five years for cases of pecuniary penalty, non-custodial reform or imprisonment of three years or less;