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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter I
THE CRIMINAL CODE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS APPLICATION

Article 11. Application of Criminal Law in Space

(1) All persons who committed crimes in the territory of the Republic of Moldova shall be held criminally liable under this Code.

(2) Citizens of the Republic of Moldova and stateless persons with permanent domiciles in the territory of the Republic of Moldova who commit crimes outside the territory of the country shall be liable for criminal responsibility hereunder.

(3) If not convicted in a foreign state, foreign citizens and stateless persons without permanent domiciles in the territory of the Republic of Moldova who commit crimes outside the territory of the Republic of Moldova shall be criminally liable under this Code and shall be subject to criminal liability in the territory of the Republic of Moldova provided that the crimes committed are adverse to the interests of the Republic of Moldova or to the peace and security of humanity, or constitute war crimes including crimes set forth in the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party.

(4) Criminal law shall not apply to crimes committed by the diplomatic representatives of foreign states or by other persons who under international treaties are not subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the Republic of Moldova.

(5) Crimes committed in the territorial waters or the air space of the Republic of Moldova are considered to be committed in the territory of the Republic of Moldova. The person who committed a crime on a sea craft or aircraft registered in a harbor or airport of the Republic of Moldova and located outside the water or air space of the Republic of Moldova, may be subject to criminal liability under this Code provided that the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party do not provide otherwise.

(6) Persons who commit crimes on board a military sea craft or aircraft belonging to the Republic of Moldova, irrespective of its location, shall be held criminally liable under this Code.

(7) Criminal punishments and criminal records for crimes committed outside the territory of the Republic of Moldova shall be taken into consideration hereunder in individualizing the punishment for a new crime committed by the same person on the territory of the Republic of Moldova as well as in settling issues related to amnesty in conditions of reciprocity based on a court decision.