BOOK I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE II
OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 121-4

The perpetrator of an offence is the person who :

1° commits the criminally prohibited act ;
2° attempts to commit a felony or, in the cases provided for by Statute, a misdemeanour.

ARTICLE 121-5

An attempt is committed where, being demonstrated by a beginning of execution, it was suspended or failed to achieve the desired effect solely through circumstances independent of the perpetrator's will.

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(f) Attempts to commit such a crime by taking action that commences its execution by means of a substantial step, but the crime does not occur because of circumstances independent of the person's intentions. However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable for punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose.