For investigating, prosecuting, investigating and, in the case of misdemeanours, judging offences relating to the pollution of marine waters and waterways open to maritime navigation as provided for and punished by Chapter VIII of Title I of Book II of the code de l’environnement, which are committed in territorial waters, inland waters and navigable waterways, the jurisdiction of a judicial court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal.
The provisions of the first paragraph shall also apply where the offences referred to in that paragraph are committed in the exclusive economic zone or in the ecological protection zone and on the continental shelf.
This jurisdiction extends to related offences.
A decree shall determine the list and jurisdiction of these maritime coastal courts, which shall comprise a section of the public prosecutor’s office and investigating and trial panels specialised in dealing with these offences.