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With
effect
from
1
April
1999
,
the
1961
Code
was
replaced
by
the
New
Criminal
Code
(
Krimināllikums
)
,
which
was
introduced
in
1998
.
The
substance
of
Articles
6
-
1
,
45
-
1
and
68
-
3
of
the
former
Code
reappeared
as
Articles
5
§
4
,
57
and
74
of
the
New
Code
.
However
,
the
maximum
prison
sentence
that
could
be
handed
down
in
the
event
of
no
life
sentence
being
imposed
was
increased
to
twenty
years
.
The
New
Code
also
contained
the
following
provisions
:
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