In the event of a state of siege or declared state of emergency, a decree in the Council of Ministers, made on the report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for Defence, may establish territorial courts of the armed forces under the conditions provided for by the code of military justice.
The jurisdiction of these courts results from the provisions of the code de justice militaire for wartime and the special provisions of the laws on a state of siege or a state of emergency.
Insofar as they concern procedure, the laws on a state of siege and a state of emergency are applicable only if they are compatible with the provisions of military criminal procedure relating to wartime.