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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12-1

…nment, committed : 1° Either against their spouse, cohabitee or partner in a civil solidarity pact; 2° Or against their children or those of their spouse, cohabitee or partner. This article also appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-3

…discharge or acquittal. In the event of conviction, it is used in accordance with the provisions of 2° of article 142. The surplus is returned when the conviction is final. The second part of the secu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142

…the judgment, as well as, where applicable, the performance of the other obligations imposed on him;2° Payment in the following order:a) Compensation for damage caused by the offence and restitution,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144

…ic surveillance:1° To preserve evidence or material clues that are necessary to establish the truth;2° To prevent pressure being put on witnesses or victims and their families;3° To prevent fraudulent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…ecting that he or she has failed to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him or her under 1°, 2°, 3°, 8°, 9°, 14°, 17° and 17° bis of article 138. The person may then, on the decision of a judic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-3

…dicial supervision from approaching the victim at less than a certain distance set by the decision; 2° And, in order to ensure compliance with the prohibition provided for in 1°, require this person t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-6

…tion may be extended, unless the investigating judge gives a specially reasoned decision to refuse; 2° Before the date on which the detention may be extended if the person is facing a prison sentence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 143-1

…in one of the cases listed below: 1° The person under investigation is facing a criminal sentence; 2° The person under investigation is facing a correctional sentence of three years' imprisonment or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…eave the territorial limits determined by the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge; 2° Not to be absent from his or her home or the residence determined by the investigating judge or t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3-1

…officer, in a language he or she understands:1° Of the legal basis for their placement in detention;2° Of the maximum duration of the measure;3° Of the fact that the detention to which they are subjec…

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