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

Article 695-4

The Eurojust Agency, a body of the European Union with legal personality acting as a college or through the national member, shall be responsible for promoting and improving coordination and cooperati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…The lawyer appointed pursuant to the second paragraph may consult the file immediately and communicate freely with the requested person. The Public Prosecutor shall then inform the requested person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-31

…er, the investigating chamber informs him of the legal consequences of his consent and of its irrevocable nature. When the wanted person maintains his consent to surrender, the Investigating Chamber a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-41

When the requested person is arrested, seizure shall be carried out, at the request of the judicial authority of the issuing Member State or on the initiative of the executing judicial authority, in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-46

…any act prior to the surrender and different from the offence which prompted the surrender. In both cases, a record of the statements made by the person surrendered shall also be transmitted by the co…

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

Article 696-3

…n sentence incurred, under the terms of that law, is equal to or greater than two years, or, in the case of a convicted person, when the sentence passed by the court of the requesting State is equal t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-15

Where the person claimed has declared to the Public Prosecutor that he does not consent to his extradition, the proceedings shall be referred to the Investigating Chamber without delay. The person cla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-46

…summons sent to him. However, the summons is only received and served on condition that the witness cannot be prosecuted or detained for acts or convictions prior to his hearing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-19

For the case referred to in 2° of Article 695-18, the waiver is given before the investigating, trial or enforcement court to which the person is subject after surrender and is irrevocable. When the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-30

If the person claimed lodges, within the legal time limit, an appeal in cassation against the decision of the Investigating Chamber granting his extradition, the President of the Criminal Division of…

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