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

Article R53-8-45

…ing placement under security surveillance or renewal of this measure is given in the light of the information contained in the person's individual file kept, as the case may be, at the prison or by th…

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

Article R53-8-47

The decision to place the person under secure surveillance specifies the obligations to which the person is subject. When the measure is taken following judicial supervision or socio-judicial monitori…

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

Article R53-8-46

…enced to a penalty for which secure detention may be imposed, the sentence enforcement judge will inform the public prosecutor of the person's situation and give his reasoned opinion on the possibilit…

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

Article R53-8-48

The obligations of security surveillance may be adapted at any time to take account of the development of the person subject to it. They may be amended, supplemented or withdrawn by reasoned order of…

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

Article R53-8-50

…have this device fitted, the president of the regional court for secure detention is immediately informed, in order to apply, where applicable, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 706-53-…

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

Article R53-8-51

At least three months before the scheduled end of the secure surveillance period, the sentence enforcement judge, or failing this, the public prosecutor, will arrange for the medical examination to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-85

The decisions of the Paris Tribunal de l'application des peines mentioned in this chapter may be challenged by way of appeal, in accordance with Article 706-25-19, under the conditions set out in 2° o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-84

In the event that the obligations of the measure are suspended for more than six months due to the detention of the person concerned in accordance with Article 706-25-20, the Anti-Terrorism Public Pro…

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

Article R53-8-49

…d the person placed under secure supervision of the obligations to which he or she is subject and inform him or her of the consequences of failing to comply. A file is kept by the sentence enforcement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-8

During searches, the identities consulted shall also include the result of the check carried out by the department managing the file in accordance with article R. 53-21-4. If the person concerned was…

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