The text below is the official Spanish wording of this provision; the summary and guidance above are in English.
1. Serán castigados con la pena de prisión de dos a seis años e inhabilitación especial para empleo o cargo público, profesión u oficio de siete a diez años los que, con finalidad distinta a la eliminación o disminución de taras o enfermedades graves, manipulen genes humanos de manera que se altere el genotipo.
2. Si la alteración del genotipo fuere realizada por imprudencia grave, la pena será de multa de seis a quince meses e inhabilitación especial para empleo o cargo público, profesión u oficio de uno a tres años.
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Orientative data computed from the highest prison term this article provides for (including the degree rules it imposes itself or the penalties of another article it refers to) and, where there is one, its disqualification, which also counts towards the classification and the limitation period (arts. 33 & 131.1 CP). Aggravated or mitigated subtypes, other non-custodial penalties and concurrence rules may alter the outcome in each specific case.
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