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

Article 728-17

When the convicted person is on French territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office shall conduct or arrange for the convicted person to be heard in order to obtain his or her oral…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-34

The Public Prosecutor receives requests for the recognition and enforcement on French territory of convictions handed down by the courts of other Member States. He may also ask the competent authority…

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

Article 728-16

Before transmitting the sentencing decision and the certificate, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office may consult the competent authority of the executing State in order to determine,…

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

Article 728-20

When the sentenced person is on the territory of the executing State, the public prosecutor may ask the competent authority of that State, when forwarding the sentencing decision and the certificate,…

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

Article 728-19

The representative of the public prosecutor shall forward to the competent authority of the executing State a certified copy of the sentencing decision and the original or a copy of the certificate re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R721-4

In the territorial units of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R153-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Information from the Banque de France and miscellaneous provisions

Article R733-11

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Information from the Banque de France and miscellaneous provisions

Article R732-11

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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