offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or
capital punishment.
5. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty
million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property, the ban from holding
certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five
years.
Article 158.- Manufacturing and/or trading in fake goods being animal feeds,
fertilizers, veterinary drugs, plant protection drugs, plant varieties, animal
breeds.
1. Those who produce and/or trade in fake goods being animal feeds, fertilizers,
veterinary drugs, plant protection drugs, plant varieties and/or animal breeds in great
quantity or causing serious consequences or who have been already administratively
sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 153, 154, 155, 156, 157,
159 and 161 of this Code or have been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet
entitled to criminal record remission and repeat the violations, shall be subject to a
fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong or a prison term of
between one and five years of imprisonment.
2. Committing the crimes 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) Fake goods are in very great quantity;
e) Dangerous recidivism;
f) Causing very serious consequences.
3. Committing the crimes with a particularly great quantity of fake goods or causing
particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven
and fifteen years of imprisonment.
4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong between
fifty million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property, a ban from holding
certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five
years.
Article 159.- Conducting business illegally
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