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Section 57 
1. In the case of the concurrence of offences that must considered as separate, unrelated acts and 
which constitute more than one serious offence carrying similar principal punishments, one 
punishment shall be imposed. 
2. The maximum term of this punishment shall be the total of the highest punishments prescribed for 
the offences, however - in the case of imprisonment or detention - not exceeding the maximum 
term of the highest punishment by more than one third. 
Section 58 
In the case of the concurrence of offences that must be considered separate, unrelated acts and which 
constitute more than one serious offence carrying dissimilar principal punishments, each of these 
punishments may be imposed. However - in the case of imprisonment or detention - the total term of 
these punishments may not exceed the maximum term of the highest punishment by more than one 
third. 
Section 59 

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In cases where life imprisonment has been imposed, no punishments other than disqualification from 
certain rights, confiscation of objects seized and publication of the judgment may be imposed in 
conjunction therewith. 
Section 60 
In the cases defined in sections 57 and 58, the following provisions shall apply with respect to 
additional punishments: 
1°.  the punishments involving disqualification from the same rights shall be combined into one 
punishment, whose term shall exceed the principal punishment or principal punishments 
imposed by a minimum of two and a maximum of five years, or if only a fine is imposed as 
principal punishment, into one punishment for a term of a minimum of two and a maximum of 
five years; 
2°.  the punishments involving disqualification from different rights 
shall be imposed for each serious offence separately and without reduction; 
3°.   the punishments involving confiscation of specific objects shall be imposed for each serious 
offence separately and without reduction; the total of the default custodial sentences may not 
jointly exceed the maximum prescribed in section 24c(3). 
Section 60a 
In the case of concurrence in the manner referred to in sections 57 and 58, the total of the default 
custodial sentences may not exceed the maximum set in section 24c(3) with regard to the measure 
referred to in section 36f.