Swiss Criminal Code

1. Any per­son who with a view to de­ceiv­ing an­oth­er in trade or busi­ness

man­u­fac­tures a product which ap­pears to have a high­er com­mer­cial value than its true com­mer­cial value, in par­tic­u­lar by be­ing an im­it­a­tion or coun­ter­feit ver­sion of an­oth­er product,

or im­ports, stores or mar­kets such a product,

shall be li­able, provided the act is not sub­ject to a more severe pen­alty un­der an­oth­er pro­vi­sion here­of, to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.

2. If the of­fend­er acts for com­mer­cial gain, un­less the act is sub­ject to a more severe pen­alty un­der an­oth­er pro­vi­sion here­of, a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing five years or a mon­et­ary pen­alty shall be im­posed.²¹⁴