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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-38

…is not provided for in this Code or where it could not be carried out under a similar national procedure, the magistrate hearing the case shall, wherever possible, have recourse to any other investiga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-39

…in the execution of the investigation decision on national territory only if it appears likely to reduce the rights of the parties and the procedural guarantees applying the fundamental principles pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-37

The investigation decision shall be executed as soon as possible and at the latest within ninety days of the date of the decision provided for in Article 694-35. If special circumstances justify an ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-40

If, in the course of executing the investigation decision, the investigating magistrate deems it appropriate to initiate investigative measures not initially planned or which could not be specified wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-42

…there are sufficient grounds for considering that immediate handover is essential for the proper conduct of the investigation or for the preservation of individual rights. However, the handing over of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-41

…o a European Investigation Order could, if they had been executed in the context of a national procedure, have been the subject of a challenge, an application for a declaration of nullity or any other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-47

…n undercover measure on national territory, the terms and conditions of the measure relating to the duration of the undercover measure, its precise terms and conditions or the legal status of the unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-48

…on Order, the hearing of a person by means of audiovisual communication in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 706-71, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-45

…execute the request if the person concerned opposes it or if his transfer is likely to prolong the duration of his detention. If the request concerns a minor or an adult benefiting from a protective…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-44

The provisions of article 694-26 are applicable to the transfer of a person detained in the issuing State for the purposes of executing an investigation decision issued by a Member State and requiring…

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