Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

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Article 706-16

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
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Updated 7 Nov 2023

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject to the provisions of this Title.

These provisions shall also apply to the prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism committed abroad where French law is applicable by virtue of the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter III of Title I of Book I of the Penal Code.

They also apply to the prosecution, investigation and judgment of acts of terrorism committed outside the territory of the Republic by members of the French armed forces or against them in the cases provided for in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the Code of Military Justice.

These provisions also apply to the prosecution, investigation and trial of the offences provided for in Article 706-25-7 of this Code.

Section 1 of this Title shall also apply to the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed in custody by a person detained, remanded, convicted, sought under a European arrest warrant or requested under extradition for acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code.

These provisions also apply to the prosecution, investigation and trial of escape offences incriminated by the articles 434-27 to 434-37 of the same code, offences of criminal conspiracy provided for in article 450-1 of the said code when their purpose is the preparation of one of the aforementioned escape offences, the offences provided for in articles L. 824-4 to L. 824-7 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), as well as the offences set out in l'article L. 224-1 of the Internal Security Code, when they are committed by a person who is in custody, on remand, convicted, wanted under a European arrest warrant or requested under an extradition order for acts of terrorism incriminated by articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code.

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