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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-10

In the absence of an international convention stipulating otherwise, the articles 694-11 to 694-13 shall apply to requests for mutual assistance from the competent foreign authorities for the seizure,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-8

…gn judicial authorities, the foreign police officers referred to in the second paragraph of Article 694-7 may also, under the conditions laid down by the articles 706-81 to 706-87, participate under t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-17

Member States shall recognise a European Investigation Order without any formality and shall execute it in the same way and according to the same procedures as if the request had come from a national…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-25

A person detained on national territory may only be transferred to another State for the purposes of executing a European Investigation Order if he or she consents in advance and if his or her transfe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-33

…he measures for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° and 9° of Article 694-31 are as follows: 1° Obtaining information or evidence which is already in the possession of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-40

If, in the course of executing the investigation decision, the investigating magistrate deems it appropriate to initiate investigative measures not initially planned or which could not be specified wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 665-1

Referral may also be ordered by the Criminal Division if the court normally having jurisdiction cannot be legally composed or if the course of justice is otherwise interrupted. The motion for referral…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-1

…eign judicial authorities shall be forwarded, according to the distinctions provided for in Article 694-2, to the public prosecutor or investigating judge of the territorially competent judicial court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-13

Refusal to authorise enforcement of the confiscation order issued by the foreign court automatically entails release of the seizures ordered, at the Treasury's expense. The same applies if the foreign…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-23

The European Investigation Order shall be transmitted directly to the competent authorities of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record and establishes its authenticity. Any othe…

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