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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-6

…under the conditions provided for by international conventions, by the public prosecutor in charge of the investigation. Records of the execution of surveillance operations or reports relating theret…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-27

…r financial institution or to obtain information concerning specific bank accounts and banking transactions that have been carried out during a specific period, the magistrate shall state in his reque…

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

Article 694-37

…e 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 exte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 665

The transfer of a case from one court to another may be ordered on grounds of public security by the criminal division, but only at the request of the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. Refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-5

The provisions of Article 706-71 shall apply to the simultaneous execution, on the territory of the Republic and abroad, of requests for mutual assistance from foreign judicial authorities or acts of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-10

In the absence of an international convention stipulating otherwise, the articles 694-11 to 694-13 shall apply to requests for mutual assistance from the competent foreign authorities for the seizure,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 644

…handed over to him by whomever he sees fit and seize them. These shall bear his signature and that of the clerk, who shall make a descriptive record of them as stated in the preceding article.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 672

Any application for the first president of the court of appeal to be disqualified must be the subject of a request addressed to the first president of the Court of Cassation who, after obtaining the o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 674

None of the judges or councillors referred to in Article 668 may not disqualify himself ex officio without the authorisation of the first president of the court of appeal, whose decision, made after c…

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