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Article 627-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Requests for mutual assistance from the International Criminal Court shall be sent to the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Statute in the original or in a certified copy accompanied by all supporting documents.

These documents shall be transmitted to the anti-terrorist public prosecutor who shall take all appropriate action.

In urgent cases, these documents may be transmitted directly and by any means to this magistrate. They are then forwarded in the manner provided for in the previous paragraphs.

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Article 627-1

Les demandes d’entraide émanant de la Cour pénale internationale sont adressées aux autorités compétentes en vertu de l’article 87 du statut en original ou en copie certifiée conforme accompagnées de toutes pièces justificatives.

Ces documents sont transmis au procureur de la République antiterroriste qui leur donne toutes suites utiles.

En cas d’urgence, ces documents peuvent être transmis directement et par tout moyen à ce magistrat. Ils sont ensuite transmis dans les formes prévues aux alinéas précédents.

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