Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

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….

In application of the international conventions referred to in the following articles, any person who is guilty outside the territory of the Republic of one of the offences listed in these articles may be prosecuted and tried by the French courts, if he is in France. The provisions of this article shall apply to attempts to commit these offences, whenever such attempts are punishable.

For the application of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted in New York on 10 December 1984, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of torture within the meaning of Article 1 of the convention.

For the application of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, signed in Strasbourg on 27 January 1977, and of the Agreement between the Member States of the European Communities on the application of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, done at Dublin on 4 December 1979, any person guilty of any of the following offences may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in…

For the application of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences: 1° Offence provided for in Article L. 1333-11 of the Defence Code; 2° Délit d’appropriation indue prévue par Article L. 1333-9 of the…

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of…

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at Beijing on 10 September 2010, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal on 23 September 1971, and the Convention for the Suppression…

For the application of the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person who has been guilty, with…

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union done at Brussels on 26 May 1997, may be prosecuted and tried under…

For the purposes of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, opened for signature in New York on 12 January 1998, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of a crime or offence of an act of terrorism as defined by the articles 421-1 and 421-2 of the Penal Code or the offence of terrorist association provided for by…