That’s not very Communautaire, but then the French always did do whatever they wanted while complaining of lack of Community spirit in others: Didier Pineau-Valencienne, chairman of Schneider SA, will not be extradited to face arrest by a Belgian investigating magistrate because it is not permitted under French law, a French Justice Ministry source told Reuters, adding that the country did not extradite French nationals despite the fact that the government is talking of turning France, Germany and the Benelux countries into a single superstate; the Belgian judge, who had held Pineau-Valencienne in custody for 11 days earlier this year, issued an international arrest warrant after he defied a summons.
