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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

…ppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person who has b…

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

Article 694-7

…der the direction of French judicial police officers, in accordance with the provisions of articles 706-81 à 706-87. The agreement of the Minister of Justice may be subject to conditions. The operatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-7

As an exception to Article 712-10, only the Sentence Enforcement Judge of the Paris Judicial Court has jurisdiction, the tribunal de l'application des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'application…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-7

Where a request made or a decision taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to an instrument implementing the principle of mutual recognition requires, with a view to coordi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-7

In the event that a person claimed is being prosecuted or has been convicted in France, and his extradition is requested from the French Government on account of a different offence, surrender shall b…

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

Article 696-77

…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 person…

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

Article 696-72

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3° of Article 696-73 or 2° of Article 696-74, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the i…

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

Article 696-74

Recognition and follow-up of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision may be refused in the following cases: 1° Where the surrender of the person concerned could not be ordered in t…

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

Article 696-78

The decision of the liberty and custody judge taken pursuant to the first paragraph of article 696-70 shall be notified without delay to the person placed under judicial supervision. The latter is inf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-2

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than those referred to in Article 704 may, for the offences listed in this article, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour…

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