(1) Whoever, without the written permission of the competent office, or of the persons authorised to give such permission, produces or procures for himself or herself, or for another person, offers, keeps, assigns to another or imports or exports
1. plates, moulds, printing devices, printing blocks, negatives, stencils, computer programs or similar devices which according to their type are suited for the production of
a) money, securities equivalent to money (section 151 of the Criminal Code), official stamps, payment cards within the meaning of section 152a (4), of the Criminal Code, cheques, promissory notes or guaranteed payment cards within the meaning of section 152b (4) of the Criminal Code; or
b) public documents or stamps for certification;
2. blank forms for official documents or stamps for certification,
3. paper which is similar to such type of paper, or which so closely resembles it as to be mistaken for it, being designed for the production of paper designated in numbers 1 or 2 especially prepared against counterfeiting,
4. holograms or other elements serving to ensure the items designated in number 1 (a) against counterfeiting,
is deemed to have committed a regulatory offence.
(2) The perpetrator who negligently fails to recognise that there is no written permission of the competent office, or of the person authorised to give such permission, is also deemed to have committed a regulatory offence.
(3) Subsection (1) also applies to money, securities, stamps, documents, stamps for certification, payment cards within the meaning of section 152a (4) of the Criminal Code, cheques, promissory notes and guaranteed payment cards within the meaning of section 152b (4) of the Criminal Code originating in a foreign currency area.
(4) The regulatory offence may, in cases falling under subsection (1), be sanctioned by a regulatory fine of up to ten thousand euros, in cases falling under subsection (2) by a regulatory fine of up to five thousand euros.