... a foreign State, will be sanctioned with 3 months up to 2 years of imprisonment. France France which is not a party to the International Convention, introduced in 2003 in its Penal Code a new chapter entitled "Participation in the mercenary activity" that foresees, in accordance with the definition of the Convention, sanctions up to 5 years of imprisonment or a fine of 75 000 Euros ... suitable applicants. It is, however, unclear that this regulation applies, or is applied, to local companies, who report that recruitment is done in a more informal manner.41 The Working Group notes a non...

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