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Article 689-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

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.

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Article 689-1

En application des conventions internationales visées aux articles suivants, peut être poursuivie et jugée par les juridictions françaises, si elle se trouve en France, toute personne qui s’est rendue coupable hors du territoire de la République de l’une des infractions énumérées par ces articles. Les dispositions du présent article sont applicables à la tentative de ces infractions, chaque fois que celle-ci est punissable.

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