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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishments in which pre-trial detention is carried out

Article D54

The location of remand prisons and remand prison quarters is determined by the provisions of articles D. 112-27 and D. 112-28 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishments in which pre-trial detention is carried out

Article D53

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article D. 52, persons remanded in custody are held, for the duration of the investigation, in accordance with the terms of the warrant or court or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Placement outside prison, semi-liberty, electronic surveillance and temporary absences

Article D118

…ferred and the cases in which they are assigned to perform chores under the direct or constant supervision of staff, convicts may be outside prison establishments in the cases of articles 723, 723-3 a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D537

Where it is not established that the victim has already been fully compensated, the sentence enforcement judge or sentence enforcement court may subject the sentenced person to the obligation to make…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D538

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 731-1, the person is also subject, unless otherwise decided by the sentence enforcement judge or court, to a treatment order in acco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Adjournment for the purpose of depositing a sum of money

Article D549

The deposit ordered as part of the adjournment provided for by Article 132-70-3 of the Criminal Code is subject to the same rules as bail ordered as part of a judicial review in the event of an adjour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D539

In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 731-1 et de l'article R. 61-34, adults may also be placed under mobile electronic surveillance if they have been sentenced to at le…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D542

…n the sentence enforcement court rules on an application for conditional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 730, it may make the application conditional on a measure of semi-liberty, work r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D541

The provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 730-2 are not applicable to foreign nationals sentenced to a penalty provided for by this article when a conditional release measure is granted to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D535

The decision granting a convicted offender the benefit of conditional release may make the granting of this measure subject to one of the following conditions:1° Having satisfied a test of semi-libert…

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