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Article 689 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The perpetrators or accomplices of offences committed outside the territory of the Republic may be prosecuted and tried by the French courts either when, in accordance with the provisions of Book I of the Penal Code or another legislative text, French law is applicable, or when an international convention or an act adopted in application of the treaty establishing the European Communities gives the French courts jurisdiction over the offence.

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Article 689

Les auteurs ou complices d’infractions commises hors du territoire de la République peuvent être poursuivis et jugés par les juridictions françaises soit lorsque, conformément aux dispositions du livre Ier du code pénal ou d’un autre texte législatif, la loi française est applicable, soit lorsqu’une convention internationale ou un acte pris en application du traité instituant les Communautés européennes donne compétence aux juridictions françaises pour connaître de l’infraction.

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