France

Code Penal

BOOK I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE I
THE CRIMINAL LAW

CHAPTER I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

ARTICLE 111-3

No one may be punished for a felony or for a misdemeanour whose ingredients are not defined by statute, nor for a petty offence whose ingredients are not defined by a regulation.

No one may be punished by a penalty which is not provided for by the statute, if the offence is a felony or a misdemeanour, or by a regulation, if the offence is a petty offence.

Keywords

Nullum crimen sine lege



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