The proceedings are immediately referred to the Investigating Chamber. The person claimed shall appear before it within eight days of being presented to the Public Prosecutor. At the request of the Public Prosecutor or the person claimed, an additional eight days may be granted before the hearing. An examination is then conducted, of which a report is drawn up.
The hearings take place and the judgment is handed down in open court, unless publicity is likely to prejudice the proper conduct of the proceedings in progress, the interests of a third party or the dignity of the person. In this case, the Investigating Chamber, at the request of the Public Prosecutor, the person claimed or of its own motion, shall give a ruling in chambers which may only be appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the ruling on the surrender provided for in article 627-8.
The public prosecutor and the person claimed shall be heard, the latter assisted, if necessary, by his lawyer and, if necessary, in the presence of an interpreter.