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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-69

The sentence enforcement judge may grant a detainee escorted leave, particularly in the event of a serious family event.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-25

…servations, where appropriate by means of the telecommunications facilities provided for in Article 706-71. It shall inform the victim of the results of this action..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-12

Before taking a decision, the investigating judge to whom a freezing request is referred directly shall forward it to the public prosecutor for an opinion. The public prosecutor who receives a freezin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-8

The freezing order issued by an investigating judge shall be forwarded by the latter, together with his certificate, to the judicial authority of the executing State, in accordance with the procedures…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22-1

Where the European arrest warrant is issued for the purpose of executing a custodial sentence or detention order, its execution may be refused where the person concerned did not appear in person at th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-47-1

Where, following a request for extradition from the French Government, the person has already been surrendered and where, in the absence of a waiver of the principle of speciality by the person or by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-44

When information has been transmitted by a service or unit referred to in Article 695-9-31 to the competent service of a Member State and the latter intends to communicate it to another State or to us…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-40

Information may only be transmitted to the competent services of the Member State that requested it with the prior authorisation of a magistrate whenever such authorisation is required in France to ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-17

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, enforcement of a freezing order shall be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If immunity prevents it or if the property or evidence is unse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-11

The freezing order and the certificate issued by the judicial authority of the issuing State shall be transmitted, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 695-9-6, to the territorially…

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