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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22-1

…public prosecutor's office before the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal: 1° To automatically forward a sentencing decision to the competent authority of another European Uni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-37

…53-13, the regional court referred to in Article 706-53-15 may, in accordance with the procedures set out in this article, decide to extend all or part of the obligations to which the person is subje…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 729

…ore custodial sentences if they demonstrate serious efforts to reintegrate and where they can prove:1° Either the exercise of a professional activity, an internship or temporary employment or their at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-60

The Public Prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the sentencing State without delay: 1° Of the decisions or measures referred to in Article 728-57, other than those taken by the authoriti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

…ublic prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sentenced person of this in a lan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

…er State or any request for transit shall be accompanied by a certificate specifying in particular: 1° The designation of the convicting State and the court that handed down the sentencing decision; 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

Judicial supervision may include the following obligations:1° Obligations set out in the articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Criminal Code;2° After verification of the technical feasibility of the measu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22

…any time, decide to withdraw the certificate, subject to article 728-22-1. He shall inform the competent authority of the executing State of the reason for such withdrawal. The certificate shall be w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2

…r exceeding ten years for an offence mentioned in Article 706-53-13, parole cannot then be granted: 1° Only by the sentence enforcement court, regardless of the length of detention remaining to be ser…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-62

A person transferred to French territory for the enforcement of a custodial sentence or detention order imposed by a court of a Member State may not be sought, prosecuted, sentenced or detained for an…

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