Editing Cockfighting (section)

=== France ===
Holding cockfights is a crime in France, but there is an exemption under subparagraph 3 of article 521–1 of the [[Law enforcement in France|French penal code]] for cockfights and bullfights in locales where an uninterrupted tradition exists for them. Thus, cockfighting is allowed in the [[Nord-Pas de Calais]] region, where it takes place in a small number of towns including [[Raimbeaucourt]], [[La Bistade]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article717208.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718192429/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article717208.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2011| title=British fans flock to French cockfights|newspaper=The Times|author1=Foggo, D.  |author2=Campbell, M.|date=January 22, 2006|access-date=February 22, 2008 | location=London}}</ref> and other villages around [[Lille]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guide-nord-pas-calais.com/les_combats_et_concours_de_coqs_dans_le_nord_pas_de_calais.htm|title=Le Guide bu Nord de Pas de Calais|language=fr|access-date=February 22, 2008|publisher=Region Nord Pas de calais|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205214105/http://www.guide-nord-pas-calais.com/les_combats_et_concours_de_coqs_dans_le_nord_pas_de_calais.htm|archive-date=February 5, 2008}}</ref> However, the construction of new cockfighting areas is prohibited, a law upheld by the [[Constitutional Council of France]] in 2015.<ref name="BanArenas">[http://www.france24.com/en/20150731-france-highest-court-upholds-ban-new-cockfighting-arenas French court upholds ban on new cockfighting arenas], France24 (July 31, 2015).</ref>

Cockfighting is also legal in some [[French Overseas Territories]].<ref name="BanArenas"/>