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Article 127 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the person sought under a warrant to bring is found more than two hundred kilometres from the seat of the examining magistrate who issued the warrant, and it is not possible to bring him before that magistrate within twenty-four hours, he shall be brought before the liberty and custody magistrate of the place of arrest.

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Article 127

Si la personne recherchée en vertu d’un mandat d’amener est trouvée à plus de deux cents kilomètres du siège du juge d’instruction qui a délivré le mandat, et qu’il n’est pas possible de la conduire dans le délai de vingt-quatre heures devant ce magistrat, elle est conduite devant le juge des libertés et de la détention du lieu de l’arrestation.

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