BOOK I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE I
THE CRIMINAL LAW

CHAPTER III
OF THE TERRITORIAL APPLICABILITY OF A CRIMINAL LAW

SECTION II
OFFENCES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

ARTICLE 113-6

French criminal law is applicable to any felony committed by a French national outside the territory of the French Republic.

It is applicable to misdemeanours committed by French nationals outside the territory of the French Republic if the conduct is punishable under the legislation of the country in which it was committed.

The present article applies even if the offender has acquired French nationality after the commission of the offence of which he is accused.

Article 12
Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction
2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:
(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft;
(b) The State of which the person accused of the crime is a national.