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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-85

If the person placed under judicial supervision cannot be found on the territory of the Republic, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State of the impossi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-87

Where the liberty and custody judge has forwarded several notices pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 696-86 concerning the same person to the competent authority of the issuing State without…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-88

If the competent authority of the issuing State does not take a decision within the period specified by the liberty and custody judge, the latter may decide to terminate the monitoring of the measures…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-111

The alerts provided for in Articles 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the Europea…

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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 696-121

…on shall be taken by the liberty and custody judge who, after receiving a written and reasoned application from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor, shall rule after an adversarial hearing organised…

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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 696-122

However, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor is competent to order the following measures, ex officio or at the request of the person under investigation:

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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 696-126

…nce of flagrante delicto or the express consent of the person at whose premises they take place, be carried out with the authorisation of the juge des libertés et de la détention (liberty and custody…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-6

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-61

…sk to be confronted with a witness heard under the provisions of Article 706-58 by means of a technical device enabling the witness to be heard remotely or to have the witness questioned by his or her…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-67

The Court of Cassation shall give its opinion within three months of receipt of the file.

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