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TITLE I PETTY OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC INTERESTS AND THE COMMUNITY
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 776- General Provisions regarding Petty Offences not expressly covered under this Title.
Whoever, save in the cases specially provided in this Title, contravenes the law, regulations, orders, directives or measures lawfully issued by the appropriate authority with a view to protecting, maintaining or restoring:
a) the credit of the State, the currency, and public confidence; or
b) public order, peace, tranquility, safety, health and decency; or
c) the freedom, regularity and safety of means of communication by land, air, river or sea, as well as postal, telephonic and telegraphic correspondence and communications; or
d) generally, in regard to fiscal, customs, economic, food, health forestry or policy matters,
shall, if his act is not punishable under a specific provision of the Criminal Code or of special legislation, be punishable with fine or arrest to be determined in accordance with the directives laid down hereinbefore (Article 747 and 752).
Article 777- General Provision regarding Participation of a Juridical Person in Petty Offences under this Title.
(1) A juridical person shall be regarded a petty offender and punished in accordance with Article 752 and 768-770, where its official or employee violates one of the provisions in this Title by infringing laws, regulations or directives as a petty offender (Arts. 32 and 34) in connection with the activity of the juridical person with the intent of promoting its interest by an unlawful means or by violating its legal duty or by unduly using the juridical person as a means.
(2) Where the manager, attorney, member, administrator or member of the controlling or winding-up authority of a juridical person takes part in the commission of a petty offence according to sub-article (1) above due to his position in its management, he shall be punishable in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Title.