SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 306- Perjury

Perjury made before the organ of criminal prosecution or before the court constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to one year of imprisonment.

False testimony in court constitutes a criminal contravention and is punished by fine or up to two years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 308- False translation

Intentional distortion of the content of a document or writing offered for translation by the organs of criminal prosecution or by the court or false translation committed before them, constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to two years of imprisonment.

When refusal to testify is made for embezzlement or any other interest given or promised, it is punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment.

Article 309- False expertise

Intentional provision of false results in reports by an expert, conducted in writing or verbally before organs of criminal prosecution or before the court is punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment.

When false expertise is provided for embezzlement or any other interest given or promised, it is punishable by a fine or up to five years of imprisonment.

CHAPTER IV THE DEFENDANT
Article 36/a Statements of the collaborator of justice
1. A collaborator of justice shall be questioned as a witness. In case of false statements or testimony, he shall be held criminally liable pursuant to the law.
2. The statements of the collaborator of justice are evaluated pursuant to the criteria established by paragraph 3 of article 152 of this Code.

CHAPTER IV THE DEFENDANT
Article 37/a Cooperation with justice
3. The collaboration agreement shall be revoked if the collaborator of justice breaches the terms of the collaboration agreement, conceals information on assets or facts of justice interest, or renders false statements or testimony. The rules of paragraph 1, of article 480 of this Code shall apply mutatis mutandis.

CHAPTER II TYPES OF EVIDENCE
SECTION I TESTIMONY
Article 165 Liability for false testimony or refusal to testify
1. If during the questioning a witness makes contradictory or incomplete statements or statements which are in contrast with the evidence taken, the court shall note this fact, warning him of the criminal liability for false testimony.
1. The same warning is made by the court also to the witness refusing to testify. If the witness insists on his/her refusal to testify, the court shall request the prosecutor to proceed pursuant to the law.
2. If the witness refuses to testify on the grounds that he invokes protection measures or enrolment in a witness protection program, pursuant to the law, the prosecutor shall not register the criminal charge for false testimony until a decision on his/her request has been issued.
3. If by a final judgment, the court deems that the witness has made a false testimony, the court shall transmit the documents to the prosecutor to proceed pursuant to the law.