Enacted parts

ARTICLE 224-7
The offence defined under article 224-6 is punished by criminal imprisonment for life where it is accompanied by
torture or acts of barbarity or where it has entailed the death of one or more persons.
The first two paragraphs of article 132-23 are applicable to this offence.
ARTICLE 224-8
(Act no. 92-1336 of 16 December Articles 3459 and 373 Official Journal 23 December 1992 into force on 1 March 1994)
(Ordinance No. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September into force 1 January 2002)
The wilful endangering of the safety of an airborne aircraft or of a ship which is at sea through the communication of
false information is punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.
Attempt to commit the offence provided for by the present article is punished with the same penalty.
ARTICLE 224-8-1
(Inserted by Act no. 2004-204 of 9 March 2004 article 12 IX Official Journal of 10 March 2004)
Any person who has attempted to commit the felonies outlined in the present section is exempted from penalty if,
having alerted the judicial or administrative authorities, he has prevented the offence from being carried out, and, where
relevant, has enabled the other perpetrators or accomplices to be identified.
The prison sentence incurred by the perpetrator of or the accomplice to any of the felonies outlined in the present
section is reduced by half if, by alerting the legal or administrative authorities, he has prevented the offence from being
carried out or has prevented the offence resulting in loss of life or permanent disability and, where relevant, has
identified any other perpetrators or accomplices. Where the sentence incurred is criminal life imprisonment, this is
reduced to twenty years' criminal imprisonment.
SECTION III
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO NATURAL PERSONS
Article 224-9