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Article 698-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The civil action for compensation for damage caused by one of the offences mentioned in the first paragraph of articles 697-1 or 697-4 belongs to those who have personally suffered damage directly caused by the offence. The public action may be brought by the injured party under the conditions determined in articles 85 et seq.

However, public prosecution may only be initiated by the public prosecutor in the case of acts committed in the performance of his mission by a member of the armed forces engaged in an operation mobilising military capabilities, taking place outside French territory or French territorial waters, regardless of its purpose, duration or scale, including the release of hostages, the evacuation of nationals or policing on the high seas.

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Article 698-2

L’action civile en réparation du dommage causé par l’une des infractions mentionnées au premier alinéa des articles 697-1 ou 697-4 appartient à ceux qui ont personnellement souffert du dommage directement causé par l’infraction. L’action publique peut être mise en mouvement par la partie lésée dans les conditions déterminées aux articles 85 et suivants.

Toutefois, l’action publique ne peut être mise en mouvement que par le procureur de la République lorsqu’il s’agit de faits commis dans l’accomplissement de sa mission par un militaire engagé dans le cadre d’une opération mobilisant des capacités militaires, se déroulant à l’extérieur du territoire français ou des eaux territoriales françaises, quels que soient son objet, sa durée ou son ampleur, y compris la libération d’otages, l’évacuation de ressortissants ou la police en haute mer.

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