'Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings' in document 'Romania - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

The General Part

Title I
Criminal law and its application restrictions

Chapter II
Criminal Law Application

Section 2
Criminal Law application in space

Territorial nature of Criminal Law

Art.10 - (1) Criminal Law shall apply to offences committed on Romanian territory.

(2) “Romanian territory” means the surface of land and water comprised by the State borders, including inner sea waters, the underground and the aerial space, as well as territorial sea with its soil, underground and aerial space.

(3) An offence is committed on Romanian territory also when it has been committed on a ship under the Romanian flag or a Romanian aircraft, as well as when only an execution act has been carried out or the result of the offence occurred on Romanian territory or on a ship under the Romanian flag or on a Romanian aircraft.