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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-53

The decision of the Criminal Appeals Chamber may be appealed to the Supreme Court. Article 568-1 and the first paragraph of article 567-2 shall apply.

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

Article 728-56

As soon as the decision to recognise the sentencing decision as enforceable in France has become final, the custodial sentence or detention order may be enforced under the conditions laid down in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-42

Once he is in possession of the necessary information, the public prosecutor decides, within a maximum of eight days, whether to recognise the decision to impose a custodial sentence or security measu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-54

Where, in exceptional cases, the final decision on the recognition and enforcement of the sentence cannot be taken within ninety days of receipt of the sentencing decision and the certificate, the pub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-55

The public prosecutor will immediately inform the competent authority in the sentencing State of the final decision taken on the recognition and enforcement of the sentencing decision and, where appro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-65

When the person is brought before him, the public prosecutor checks his identity and informs him, in a language he understands, of the conviction against him and the request from the convicting State.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-68

At any time, the person may ask the liberty and custody judge, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 148-6 and 148-7, his release or the lifting of judicial supervision or house arrest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-23

As soon as the competent authority of the executing State has indicated that it agrees to recognise the sentence and enforce it on its territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-24

The Minister of Justice shall send a request for transit accompanied by a copy of the certificate to the competent authority of each Member State crossed on the occasion of the transfer. At the reques…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-64

When the sentenced person is on French territory and the competent authority of the sentencing State requests that, pending the decision on the recognition and enforcement of the sentencing decision,…

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