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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-99

…receiving the European protection order or the additional information requested pursuant to Article 696-98, the public prosecutor shall submit the request for recognition and enforcement of the Europe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedural frameworks

Article 696-114

However, where it is necessary either to investigate a person or to place him or her under the status of an assisted witness, or to have recourse to investigative acts which can only be ordered in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-58

…he decision to place the person under judicial supervision, the certificate provided for in Article 696-53, as well as a translation of this certificate, either into one of the official languages of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-77

…ing from the notification given to the competent authority of the issuing State pursuant to Article 696-72, the liberty and custody judge shall decide whether to recognise the decision to place the pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European protection order by the French authorities

Article 696-94

…t or ruling which has been transmitted for enforcement to another Member State pursuant to articles 696-48 to 696-65 or articles 764-1 to 764-17 may not give rise to the issue in France of a European…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-101

Recognition of the European protection order may be refused if the order is based: 1° On offences committed wholly, for the most part or for the most part on the territory of the Republic or in a plac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-108

Deputed European Public Prosecutors shall have jurisdiction throughout the national territory to investigate, prosecute and refer for trial the perpetrators and accomplices of the criminal offences af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-116

This section sets out the provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, which applies once the Deputy European Public Prosecutor conducts investigations in accordance with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-128

…zures provided for in Title XXIX of this book and the protective measures provided for in Article 706-166 are taken by the liberty and custody judge, on written and reasoned application by the Deputy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-130

…ness, or once the liberty and custody judge has authorised one of the acts provided for in Articles 696-124 or 696-127 under conditions that do not allow it to be used as part of the investigation in…

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