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Timestamp: 2020-08-07 20:58:40
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 421', 'Art. 421', 'Art. 421', 'Art. 421', 'Art. 421', 'Art. 421', 'Art. 706', 'Art. 706', 'Art. 706']

France – ICTRP
The French National Digital Security Strategy suggests a safe, open and stable cyberspace acknowledging the usage of internet by terrorist groups to disseminate propaganda.
National Plan for the Prevention of Radicalization (2018)
The National Plan for the Prevention of Radicalization includes 60 measures developed to tackle radicalization, including the threat posed by online propaganda.
Official portal for reporting illegal content on the Internet (Portail officiel de signalement des contenus illicites de l’Internet)
The French government engages the public in the identification of terrorist content online. The above website is the interior ministry’s online portal for terrorist threat alerts.
The White Paper proposes a general security strategy and stresses the role of the internet as a recruitment channel.
Art. 421-1(2) Code Pénal
Art. 421-1(2) of the Penal Code includes “computer offenses” (“matière informatique”) within the scope of “terrorist act”.
Art. 421-2-5 Code Pénal
Art. 421-2-5 of the Penal Code outlaws incitement to terrorism and glorification of terrorist acts.
Art. 421-2-6(c) Code Pénal
Art. 421-2-6 of the Penal Code criminalizes the regular search of one or multiple online communication services or holding documents that promote terrorist acts.
From Art. 706-16 to Art. 706-25-14 Code de Procédure Pénale
Art. 706 includes procedural rules related to the competence and procedure for the prosecution of terrorist acts.
Law no. 2014-1353 strengthening the dispositions on the fight against terrorism
The law condemns incitement to terrorism and the glorification of such acts. Article 12 amends Article 6 of Law no. 2004-575, giving the administrative authority the right to ask the website’s hosts the withdrawal of the terrorist content. It also broadens the scope of search of digital data by police forces.
Law no. 2004-575 to support confidence in the digital economy
The law includes the definition of “online communication service to the public”.
Decree 2015-253
This is the Decree on the discontinuation of sites triggering terrorist acts or promoting terrorism and the sites disseminating images and representations of minors having pornographic character.
Decree 2015-215
This is the Decree on the blockage of sites triggering terrorist acts or promoting terrorism and the sites spreading pornographic images and representations of minors.
Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace (2018)
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, Strasbourg (1977)
Anti-Terrorism Sub-Directorate
The Anti-Terrorism Sub-Directorate (“La sous-direction anti-terroriste- SDAT”) works under the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police.
Coordination Unit for the Fight against Terrorism
The Coordination Unit for the Fight against Terrorism (“Unité de coordination de la lutte anti-terroriste- UCLAT”) consists of representatives from all active branches of the National Police.
Cyber-Crime Sub-Directorate
The Cyber-Crime Sub-Directorate (“Sous-direction de lutte contre la cybercriminalité- SDLC”) works under the French national police and includes an office for strategic cooperation to combat cybercrime.
The Digital Ambassador is responsible of the international negotiations on cybersecurity, the internet governance and the freedom of speech online.
High Court of Paris (Tribunal de Grande Instance)
The Paris Prosecutor 4th division has the national responsibility for enquiries on terrorism issues. In December 2018, the French National Assembly voted in favor of the creation of a national prosecutor office for terrorism that could be established in 2020.
Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Crime and Radicalization
The Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Crime and Radicalization (“Le comité interministériel de prévention de la délinquance et de la radicalisation – CIPDR”) coordinates and supports policies to prevent crime and radicalization.
National Commission for the Control of the Intelligence Techniques
The National Commission for the Control of the Intelligence Techniques (“La commission nationale de contrôle des techniques de renseignement- CNCTR”) is an independent administrative authority that ensures that intelligence gathering techniques are implemented in accordance with the French Internal Security Code.
National Coordinator of Intelligence and the Fight against Terrorism (CNRLT)
Created in 2017, CNRLT enables coordination between French intelligence agencies and ministries. The external services attached to it include the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE), the Directorate for Defence Intelligence and Security (DRSD) and the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM). The domestic service attached to the CNRLT is the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI). The CNRLT also works with ministerial cabinets to help shape France’s counter-terrorism policy.
Sentinel Operation
The Sentinel Operation is a French counter-terrorism operation launched by the military in January 2015, following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that took place on 13 November 2015 in Paris.
The Central Directorate of the Judicial Police
The Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (“Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire- DCPJ”) is the French national police responsible for investigating and fighting serious crime.
Chrisafis, A., 2016. France launches smartphone app to alert people to terror attacks. The Guardian.
Giraud, M.G., 2016. Le gouvernement invente l’alerte attentat sur smartphone. Libération.fr.
Ministère de la Défense, 2013. Defence and National Security. French White Paper Defence and National Security.
Ministère de la Défense, 2015. French National Digital Security Strategy. Strategie Nationale Securité Numerique.
Ministry of the Interior, General Directorate of the National Police. Official portal for reporting illegal content on the Internet. Portail officiel de signalements de contenus illicites.