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← 🇧🇪 Chambre des représentants/PROPOSITION DE LOIbe-56-1735

Proposition de loi modifiant le Code pénal en vue de supprimer l'élargissement de la cause exclusive de peine en ce qui concerne la prise d'intérêt.

Stage en_commissionUpdated 7d ago

This is a Belgian bill proposing to amend the Penal Code. It would remove an extension of the "exclusive cause of punishment" (a legal circumstance under which a person is not punished) as it applies to "prise d'intérêt", the offence of a public official having a personal interest in an act or transaction they are responsible for. Based on the title alone, the bill would narrow when this exemption applies. The full text would show the exact scope. The bill would mainly affect public officials and elected representatives in Belgium who could face conflict-of-interest charges, as well as the courts applying the Penal Code. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text.