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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-21

I.-Where the Public Prosecutor who issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not, without the consent of the executing Member State, be sur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-32

Where the wanted person is of French nationality or has been lawfully resident on French territory uninterruptedly for at least five years, the execution of the European arrest warrant may be made sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-23

…ed of where the acts in question are, under the law of the issuing Member State, punishable by a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment or by a custodial security measure of a simila…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-34

…receipt, at least forty-eight hours before the date of the hearing. After hearing the Public Prosecutor and the requested person or his lawyer, the Investigating Chamber shall rule as soon as possible…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-36

…the wanted person voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest or if, after having been released without judicial supervision or electronically…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-31

If, at the time of his appearance, the wanted person declares that he consents to his surrender, the investigating chamber informs him of the legal consequences of his consent and of its irrevocable n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-19

For the case referred to in 2° of Article 695-18, the waiver is given before the investigating, trial or enforcement court to which the person is subject after surrender and is irrevocable. When the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-37

The Public Prosecutor shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the requested person is surrendered to the judicial authority of the issuing State at the latest within ten days of the date of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-38

…der for serious humanitarian reasons, in particular if the surrender of the wanted person is likely to have serious consequences for him or her due in particular to his or her age or state of health.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-39

…the execution of the arrest warrant, defer the surrender of the person concerned. The Public Prosecutor will then immediately notify the issuing judicial authority. The Investigating Chamber may also…

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