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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

The Deputy European Public Prosecutor is also competent to take decisions relating to the arrangements for the enforcement of pre-trial detention or the exercise of rights by a person remanded in cust…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-124

The decision to issue an arrest warrant shall be taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned application by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor.The decision to iss…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-129

In the context of the procedure provided for in article 696-114, persons under investigation, assisted witnesses or civil parties shall exercise all the rights granted to them by this Code during the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-8

The courts with jurisdiction to try offences under the Book III of the code of military justice may also impose the military penalties of dismissal and loss of rank.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-63

The authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision shall again become competent to ensure the enforcement of that decision in the following cases: 1° Where the person concerned estab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-89

When the liberty and custody judge is informed that the person concerned has established his lawful and habitual residence in another State, he shall inform the competent authorities of the issuing St…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-110

Proceedings brought before the Deputy European Public Prosecutors fall within the jurisdiction of the Paris courts, both at first instance and on appeal. By way of derogation from Articles 206,207,207…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Termination of proceedings

Article 696-132

As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

When the European Public Prosecutor decides to refer the case to the national authorities pursuant to Article 34 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the Deputy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-1

Without prejudice to the application of article 36, public proceedings shall be initiated by the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, who shall decide what action to take on the facts brou…

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