Criminal Code, Interference in the Computer Transmissions
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In force.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not interfere, in any way, with computer transmissions or programs; the offence is a penal contravention whether or not the interference causes serious consequences.
- Expect imprisonment of up to seven years, rather than the base exposure of a fine or up to three years, where the interference brings about serious consequences.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
A fine or imprisonment of up to three years for interference in computer transmissions or programs; imprisonment of up to seven years where the act brings about serious consequences (Art. 192/b).
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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Article 192/b of the Criminal Code makes interference, in any way, in computer transmissions and programs a penal contravention, punished by a fine or imprisonment of up to three years, rising to imprisonment of up to seven years where the act brings about serious consequences.
The consolidated Albanian text currently in force is amended through Law No. 146/2020, but the World Intellectual Property Organization holds no English rendering of that current text; the earlier English reference translation of the Code available there, amended through Law No. 8733/2001, is the version that carries this article.
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