Discontinuance is only incurred if the acts of which the person concerned is accused and referred to in article 25 occurred prior to the acquisition of French nationality or within ten years of the date of such acquisition.
It may only be pronounced within ten years of the commission of the said acts.
If the acts of which the person concerned is accused are referred to in 1° of Article 25, the time limits mentioned in the two preceding paragraphs are extended to fifteen years.