Definition
(1) Any person who:
a) gives to a child obscene written or audio-visual material; or who reads or
induces another to read such material to a child or makes a child watch or listen
to such material;
b) makes public the content of such material in a place accessible or visible
to a child, or who exhibits such material in a visible manner or who reads or talks
about such material, or who induces another to read or talk about such material
to a child;
c) offers such materials for sale or rent in such a manner as to reveal the content of
that material;
d) offers for sale, sells or rents such materials, in any place other than a specified
points of sale;
e) gives or distributes such materials along with the sale of other products or
services as a free supplement; or
f) advertises such products
shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months to two years
and a judicial fine.
(2) Any person who broadcasts or publishes obscene written or audio-visual material or
who acts as an intermediary for this purpose shall be sentenced to a penalty of
imprisonment for a term of six months to three years and a judicial fine of up to five
thousand days.
(3) A person who uses children in the production of obscene written or audio-visual
materials shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years
and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days. Any person who conveys such material
into the country, who copies or offers for sale such material or who sells, transports,
stores, exports, retains possession of such material or offers such material for the use of
others shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of two to five years
and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.
(4) Any person who produces, conveys into the country, offers for sale, sells, transports,
stores or offers for the use of others written or audio-visual materials of sexual acts
performed with the use of force, animals, a human corpse, or in any other unnatural
manner shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of one to four years
and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.
(5) Any person who broadcasts or publishes the materials described in paragraphs three
and four or who acts as an intermediary for this purpose or who ensures children see,
hear or read such materials shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term
of six to ten years and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.
(6) Legal entities shall be subject to specific security measures for involvement in these
offences.
(7) The provisions of this article shall not apply to academic works. The provisions of this
article shall not apply, except for paragraph 3, to artistic or literary works where children
are prevented from accessing such.