Article 256. Unlawful Possession of Nuclear or Radioactive Materials or Other Sources of Ionising Radiation
1. A person who seizes or otherwise unlawfully acquires, produces, imports, exports, transports, stores, keeps, processes, uses, disarranges, disposes or otherwise unlawfully manages the nuclear or radioactive materials or other sources of ionising radiation of any form and in any physical condition
shall be punished by arrest or by a custodial sentence for a term of up to four years.
2. A person who commits the acts indicated in paragraph 1 of this Article, where this causes serious consequences,
shall be punished by a custodial sentence for a term of two up to ten years.
3. The acts provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be criminal also where they are committed through negligence.
4. A legal entity shall also be held liable for the acts provided for in this Article.
Article 256-1. Threat to Use or Otherwise Influence or Unlawfully Acquire Nuclear or Radioactive Materials or Other Sources of Ionising Radiation
1. A person who threatens to use or otherwise influence the nuclear or radioactive materials or other sources of ionising radiation of any form and in any physical condition so that they pose a threat to human life, health or the environment or threatens to seize or otherwise unlawfully acquire these sources
shall be punished by arrest or by a custodial sentence for a term of up to four years.
2. A legal entity shall also be held liable for an act provided for in this Article.
Article 257. Infringement of Regulations Governing Lawful Possession of Nuclear or Radioactive Materials or Other Sources of Ionising Radiation
1. A person who infringes regulations governing the storage, use and transportation of the nuclear or radioactive materials or other sources of ionising radiation of any form and in any physical condition, where this could have caused serious consequences,
shall be punished by a fine or by restriction of liberty or by arrest or by a custodial sentence for a term of up to three years.
2. A legal entity shall also be held liable for an act provided for in this Article.
3. The act provided for in this Article shall be considered as criminal also where it has been committed through negligence.
Article 257-1. Production of Installations for the Production of Explosive Materials, Explosives or Radioactive Materials or Development or Distribution of Production Technologies or Specifications Thereof
A person who unlawfully produces, stores, transports, transfers or handles machinery or other installations directly intended or adapted for the production of explosive materials, explosives or radioactive materials or unlawfully develops or distributes technologies or specifications of the production of explosive materials, explosives or radioactive materials
shall be punished by a fine or by arrest or by a custodial sentence for a term of up to four years.
2. A legal entity shall also be held liable for the acts provided for in this Article.
