Article 505: Any commander of a convoyed or requisitioned ship or aircraft who, during military
operations, voluntarily abandons the convoy of which he is a part or disobeys orders, shall be
punished by two months to three years of military detention.
Section 3: Desertion
Article 506: Shall be considered as a domestic deserter in time of peace:
1° any soldier who absents himself without authorization from his corps or division, his base or
unit, his vessel or the establishment where he is undergoing treatment or who escapes from the
facility where he is detained; desertion is established at the end of an established absence of six
days;
2° any military person, traveling in isolation, whose mission, leave or permission has expired and
who does not report to the
2° any soldier, traveling in isolation, whose mission, leave or permission has expired and who
does not report to the Gendarmerie, to a corps or division, to his base, formation or vessel; in this
case the desertion is established at the end of a period of 15 days calculated from the day fixed
for his arrival or his return.
A soldier who has not served for three months is a deserter only after thirty days of absence.
In times of war, the above time limits shall be reduced by two thirds.
Article: 507: Desertion with conspiracy is that committed in concert by more than two soldiers.
Article 508: Any soldier who leaves the territory of the Republic without authorization for more
than three days shall be considered a deserter abroad.
In time of war this period shall be reduced to one day.
Article 509: Shall be also a deserter abroad any soldier who, outside the territory of the Republic:
1° is absent without authorization for more than three days from his corps or division, from the
base or formation to which he belongs, or from the vessel or aircraft he is assigned to;
2° fails to report six days after the day fixed for his return from mission, leave, permission or
travel to his corps or division, to the base or formation to which he belongs, to the vessel or
aircraft he is assigned to or to the Consular Authority.
In time of war the above time limits shall be reduced by two thirds.
Any soldier who, outside the territory of the Republic, is absent without authorization from the
ship or aircraft on which he is embarked shall be also considered as a deserter abroad.
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