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Art. 21 Offences against statutory prohibitions
1 Any person who, in contravention of Article 8, carries out an activity in connection with direct participation in hostilities, or who directly participates in hostilities, is liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. 2 Any person who carries out an activity in contravention of Article 9 shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. 3 This provision does not preclude the prosecution of the person concerned under the Criminal Code or to the Military Criminal Code of 13 July 1927 for a more serious offence under those codes.
Para. 3 — SR 311.0 Para. 3 — SR 321.0
Art. 22 Offences against prohibitions by the competent authority
Any person who contravenes a prohibition issued by the competent authority pursuant to Article 14 is liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year, or to a monetary penalty.
Art. 23 Offences against the declaration requirement or the requirement to refrain from activities
1 Any person who: a. violates Article 10 by failing to declare an activity; b. carries out, in full or in part, an activity in breach of the requirement to refrain from activities under Article 11 or Article 39 paragraph 2, is liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year, or to a fine. 2 Where the act has been committed through negligence, a monetary penalty is imposed.
Art. 24 Offences against the requirement to cooperate
1 Any person who: a. refuses to furnish information, to allow the examination of documents, or to grant access to premises pursuant to Article 18 or Article 19, paragraph 1; b. makes false statements, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,00 francs. 2 Where the act has been committed through negligence, a fine not exceeding 40,000 francs is imposed. 3 Attempts and complicity are also offences. 4 The right to prosecute is limited to a period of five years.
Art. 25 Offences within a business undertaking
1 Article 6 of the Federal Act of 22 March 1974 on Administrative Criminal Law (ACLA) applies to offences committed within a business undertaking. 2 Pursuant to Article 7 of ACLA, an investigation to identify the offenders may be dispensed with and the business undertaking may be ordered to pay the fine instead in cases in which: a. the identification of the persons criminally liable under Article 6 of ACLA necessitates investigative measures that would be disproportionate to the penalty incurred; and b. the penalty for the contraventions governed by this Act does not exceed 20,000 francs.
Para. 1 — SR 313.0
Art. 26 Dissolution and liquidation
1 Where the activity of a legal entity, or of a general or limited partnership, contravenes a statutory or official prohibition, the competent authority may order the dissolution and liquidation of the legal entity or partnership concerned in accordance with the Federal Act of 11 April 1889 on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy. 2 Where the business undertaking is a sole proprietorship, the competent authority may order the liquidation of the business assets and, as the case may be, deletion of the undertaking from the commercial register. 3 The competent authority may confiscate any surplus resulting from the liquidation.
Para. 1 — SR 281.1
Art. 27 Jurisdiction and requirement to report
1 Offences under this Act are subject to federal jurisdiction. 2 The authorities competent for the implementation of this Act are subject to a requirement to report any infringements of which they obtain knowledge in the course of carrying out their official activities to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland.