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

Article 695-8-5

…ber State pursuant, in particular, to instruments based on the principle of mutual recognition;2° Investigative acts which have been considered, following a coordination meeting organised by the Euroj…

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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

…he information to be included in the file by means of a secure electronic communication system. However, in the event of the file being consulted, this information will only be accessible after the id…

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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 706-5-1

…is forwarded without delay by the registry of the compensation commission to the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.The latter is required, within two months of receipt…

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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
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54-1

…y, the person may not make his or her request for erasure until after a period set by the decree provided for in the last paragraph of article 706-54. The genetic fingerprints of the persons mentioned…

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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

The automated national judicial file of perpetrators of sexual or violent offences constitutes an automated application of nominative information maintained by the criminal records department under th…

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

Article 706-53-15

…y the public prosecutor, on a proposal from the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for by article 763-10, at least three months before the date set for the sentenced person's re…

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

Article 706-56-1

…ons of French nationality, or of foreign nationality habitually resident on French territory, who have been convicted by a foreign criminal court of an offence of the same nature as those referred to…

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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

…6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in this chapter and any other file or collection of nominative data held by any person wha…

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