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France. 2010 ‘Law Enforcement / Criminalisation (Application des lois et criminalisation).’ National Report of France on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); A.4.i, p. 6. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations. 1 May

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Application des lois et criminalisation

i) Existe t-il des mesures, législatives ou autres, pour ériger en infraction pénale au regard du droit interne la fabrication, la possession, le stockage et le commerce illicite des ALPC dans les zones relevant de la juridiction nationale ? Comment ces mesures ont-elles été appliquées ? (II.3)

Le code de la Défense (partie législative - articles L2339-2 à L2339-12) et le décret n° 95-589 du 6 mai 1995 (articles 102 à 115) fixent les incriminations pénales.

Les sanctions applicables à la fabrication ou au commerce illégal des armes, y compris en ce qui concerne les opérations « d'intermédiation », ont été rendues plus sévères par la loi du 15 novembre 2001. Les sanctions pénales ont été portées de cinq à sept ans pour les peines d'emprisonnement et de 4,500 à 100,000 euros pour les amendes.

Ces sanctions sont appliquées par les magistrats de l'ordre judiciaire après constatations par les services compétents.

Parallèlement aux sanctions pénales, il existe un régime de sanctions administratives consistant principalement à retirer l'autorisation de fabrication et de commerce des matériels de guerre.

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Law Enforcement / Criminalisation

i) What national legislative or other measures exist to make the illegal manufacture, possession, stockpiling and trade of SALW criminal offences under domestic law? How have these measures been implemented? (II.3)

The Code of Defence (legislative part - Articles L2339-2 to L2339-12) and Decree 95-589 of 5 May 1995 (Articles 102 to 115) set the penal incriminations.

The applicable sanctions for the illegal manufacture or trade in arms, including brokering operations, have been made stricter by the Law of 15 November 2001. The criminal penalties now range from five to seven years for prison sentences and from 4,500 to 100,000 Euros for fines.

These penalties are applied by magistrates of the judiciary, after being established by the competent services.

In parallel to these criminal penalties, there are rules on administrative sanctions that mainly consist of withdrawing authorisations to manufacture and trade in weapons of war.

[SALW = Small arms and light weapons]

ID: Q5831

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