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1/ Debtors and managers, who are convicted of the
offense provided for in Article 808 of this Code
(fraudulent bankruptcy), may, in addition to or in lieu
of the sentences and fines, incur one or more of the
following disqualifications:
a) prohibition from any commercial act, including the
capacity to manage, administrate or control a sole
proprietorship business or any legal entity engaged
in any commercial activity;
b) prohibition from exercising civic, civil and family
rights according to the Secondary Punishments that
may be imposed by the Criminal Division Courts
under the Criminal Code of Ethiopia;
c) prohibition from occupying a public office, from
running directly or indirectly professional or
corporate entities;
d) ineligibility for public procurement contracts;
e) prohibition from issuing cheques and other
negotiable instruments other than those allowing
for the withdrawal of funds by the drawer from the
issuing bank or from issuing certified cheques.
2/ The court which pronounces the prohibitions and
disqualifications stated under Sub-Article
(1) of this
Article shall fix the duration of the prohibitions, which
may not be less than six months but not exceeding five
years, unless other mandatory laws provide for longer
period of prohibition and disqualification.
