Article 78. Assignment of punishment based on a combination of sentences

1. When assigning a punishment based on a combination of sentences, the court shall partially or fully add to the punishment assigned under the last sentence the unserved portion of the punishment assigned under the previous sentence.

2. The term or amount of the final punishment imposed on the basis of a combination of sentences, if it is more lenient than imprisonment, must not exceed the maximum term or amount provided for this type of punishment by the General Part of this Code.

3. The final punishment imposed on the basis of a combination of sentences must be greater than both the punishment imposed for the newly committed crime and the unserved portion of the punishment imposed on the basis of the previous sentence.

4. When adding together sentences in the form of life imprisonment and any less severe sentences, the total term of the sentence finally imposed on the basis of the aggregate of sentences is determined by absorbing the less severe sentences into life imprisonment.

5. In the event of two or more sentences in the form of life imprisonment, it shall be served once.

6. The addition of additional types of punishment to a combination of sentences is carried out in the manner provided for in Article 68. of this Code.