A new article is to be added to the Contravention Code to penalize the illegal sale of humanitarian aid. A bill to this effect proposed by PAS was approved by the Parliament’s committee on economy, budget and finance, IPN reports.

The bill provides that the illegal sale of goods that form part of humanitarian assistance will be penalized with a fine of 2,000 lei to 3,000 lei in the case of private individuals and with a fine of 3,750 lei to 5,000 lei in the case of persons holding responsible posts.

The relevant cases will be dealt with by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Earlier, the Contravention Code stipulated penalties for the illegal sale of humanitarian aid, but the given provisions were abrogated in 2017.

The bill is to be debated and passed by Parliament.