Public prosecution of crimes shall be barred after twenty years have elapsed from the day on which the offence was committed.
Public prosecution of the crimes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and in Book IV bis of the same Code shall lapse after thirty years from the day on which the offence was committed.
Public prosecution for the crimes mentioned in Article 706-47 of this Code, when committed against minors, shall be time-barred after thirty years have elapsed since the latter came of age ; however, in the case of rape, if a new rape, sexual assault or sexual molestation is committed against another minor by the same person before the expiry of this period, the limitation period for this rape is extended, where applicable, until the date of limitation of the new offence.
The public prosecution of the crimes mentioned in articles 211-1 to 212-3 of the Penal Code is imprescriptible.