This study aims to analyze whether the benefit of the cause of halving the limits of the punishment as provided by law, under art. 15 of G.E.O. no. 78/2016, which entirely reflects the norm of art. 18 of Law no. 508/2004[1] (in the case of offences within the competence of the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism), art. 30 of Law no. 656/2002 (in the case of money laundering offences) and art. 367(5) of the Crimi...