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2. Persons criminally liable within the company
2.1 Criminal liability of legal entities
2.1.1 Ambiguity of the concept of criminal liability for legal entities
The French Penal Code, which was created by Napoleon, underwent a major reform in 1994 to modernize it in depth, as successive updates over the years were no longer sufficient to provide a code adapted to new technologies and changes in society.
As part of this reform, the legislator decided to create a "criminal liability" applicable to legal entities (companies, associations,...
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