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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

…eeting organised by the Eurojust Agency, to be necessary for the effectiveness of investigations conducted on the territory of several Member States;3° Operations to monitor the routing or transport o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-5

…f Foreign Affairs or the managing service, according to the hypotheses provided for in Article 706-25-7, record this information in the file without delay via a secure electronic communications medium…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-3

The public prosecutor or the competent investigating judge shall have the information to be included in the file recorded without delay via a secure means of telecommunication. However, this informati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-1

…receives, stores and communicates to authorised persons the information provided for in Article 706-53-2 according to the procedures set out in this chapter.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-15

…ease. It makes its decision after hearing both parties and, if the offender so requests, in public, during which the offender is assisted by a chosen or court-appointed lawyer. The sentenced person is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56-1

…gn criminal court of an offence of the same nature as those referred to in 1° and 2° of Article 706-55, where these convictions, pursuant to an international convention or agreement, have been the sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-5

In the cases provided for in articles 706-72-2 to 706-72-4, the committal or arrest warrant shall remain enforceable; the prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

…he Ministry of Justice, with the exception of the file of persons sought for the performance of the duties provided for in this chapter.No file or collection of nominative data held by any person what…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-20

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who has been released on parole, unless this measure has been revoked. When security detention is ordered in respect of a person who has been se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-14

The situation of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13 is examined, at least one year before the date set for their release, by the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for i…

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