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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-10

…of surrender of the person claimed, as well as the duration of the detention undergone with a view to such surrender, shall be brought to the attention of the International Criminal Court, by any mea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-13

…on of the conditions of surrender granted by the French authorities, the request shall be forwarded to the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Statute, who shall forward it, together w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

Any person apprehended by virtue of a request for arrest with a view to surrender must be brought before the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction within twenty-four hours. Within this perio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-8

…med and, if he or she is free, his or her imprisonment for that purpose. Any other matter submitted to the investigating chamber shall be referred to the International Criminal Court, which shall take…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-12

Transit through French territory shall be authorised in accordance with Article 89 of the Staff Regulations by the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Staff Regulations.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-14

…the conditions provided for in Article 92 of the Statute may, if he or she consents, be surrendered to the International Criminal Court before the competent authorities under Article 87 of the Statute…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-3

…the framework of the joint investigation team, French judicial police officers and agents seconded to a joint investigation team may carry out operations prescribed by the team leader, throughout the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-7

…re a request made or a decision taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to an instrument implementing the principle of mutual recognition requires, with a view to coordinat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-5

…urojust Agency, acting through the national member or as a college, may:1° Inform the Public Prosecutor of offences of which it is aware and ask him to have an investigation carried out or prosecuted;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-4

…of requests for mutual legal assistance issued by a non-EU Member State where such requests relate to investigations concerning the same facts and must be executed in at least two Member States;2° Fa…

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