Enacted parts

ARTICLE 324-8
(Inserted by Act no. 96-392 of 13th May 1996 Article 1 Official Journal of 14th May 1996) 
Any alien convicted of any of the offences referred to under articles 324-1 to 324-2 may be banished from French
territory either permanently or for a maximum period of ten years, in accordance with the conditions laid down under
article 131-10.
ARTICLE 324-9
(Inserted by Act no. 96-392 of 13th May 1996 Article 1 Official Journal of 14th May 1996) 
Legal persons may incur criminal liability for the offences set out under articles 324-1 and 324-2, pursuant to the
conditions set out under article 121-2. 
The penalties incurred by legal persons are:
1° a fine, pursuant to the conditions set out under article 131-38;
2° the penalties referred to under article 131-39.
The prohibition referred to under 2° of article 131-39 applies to the activity in the course of which or on the occasion
of the performance of which the offence was committed.
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PENAL CODE
BOOK IV
FELONIES AND MISDEMEANOURS AGAINST THE NATION, THE STATE AND THE
PUBLIC PEACE
Articles 411-2 to 450-5
TITLE I
VIOLATIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL INTERESTS OF THE NATION
Articles 411-2 to 410-1
ARTICLE 410-1
The "fundamental interests of the Nation" in the sense of the present title covers its independence, the integrity of its
territory, its security, the republican form of its institutions, its means of defence and diplomacy, the safeguarding of its
population in France and abroad, the balance of its natural surroundings and environment, and the essential elements of
its scientific and economic potential and cultural heritage.
CHAPTER I
TREASON AND ESPIONAGE
Articles 411-2 to 411-1
ARTICLE 411-1
The acts defined by articles 411-2 to 411-11 constitute treason where they are committed by a French national or a
soldier in the service of France, and constitute espionage where they are committed by any other person.
SECTION I
HANDING OVER OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE NATIONAL
TERRITORY, THE ARMED FORCES OR EQUIPMENT TO A FOREIGN POWER
Articles 411-2 to 411-3