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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 706-5

…ars of the date of the offence. Where criminal proceedings are brought, this time limit is extended and does not expire until one year after the court has given a final ruling on the public prosecutio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-59

…enefited from the provisions of articles 706-57 or 706-58 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-57

…are no plausible grounds for suspecting that they have committed or attempted to commit an offence and who are likely to provide evidence relevant to the proceedings may, with the authorisation of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

…he life or physical integrity of that person, members of his family or close relations, the liberty and custody judge, on receipt of a reasoned request from the public prosecutor or investigating judg…

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

Article 706-54

…d of one of the offences mentioned in article 706-55 with a view to facilitating the identification and investigation of the perpetrators of these offences. The genetic fingerprints of persons prosecu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-5

In order to enforce a sentence of imprisonment or confinement, the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor may authorise law enforcement officers to enter the home of the convicted person in order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-57

…of removing its enforceability, the Public Prosecutor puts an end to its enforcement. A conviction handed down abroad may not be the subject of review proceedings in France.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-56

As soon as the decision to recognise the sentencing decision as enforceable in France has become final, the custodial sentence or detention order may be enforced under the conditions laid down in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-5

The court shall rule in open court, after hearing the public prosecutor, the convicted person and, where applicable, the lawyer chosen by him or appointed ex officio at his request. The judgment is im…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-58

If the sentenced person cannot be found on French territory, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the sentencing State that it is impossible to enforce the sentencing decision…

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