¹ Unless the offence carries a higher penalty under another legal provision, anyone who wilfully commits any of the following acts is liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty:¹⁶

a.

imports, sells, offers for sale, supplies or brokers the sale of, acquires or exports cultural property that has been stolen or lost against the owner’s will;

b.

appropriates excavation finds in terms of Article 724 of the Civil Code¹⁷;

c.¹⁸

unlawfully imports, carries in transit, or exports cultural property;

c^bis.¹⁹

fails to make a customs declaration or makes a false customs declaration regarding cultural property when importing, carrying in transit or exporting cultural property;

d.²⁰

exports cultural property registered in the Federal Register without authorisation.

² If the offender acts through negligence, the penalty shall be a fine not exceeding 20,000 francs.

³ If the offender acts for commercial gain, the penalty shall be a custodial sentence not exceeding two years or monetary penalty.²¹