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Article 696-120 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Decisions on the placement, extension and modification of electronically monitored house arrest are taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned request from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and after, where appropriate, an adversarial hearing organised in accordance with Articles 142-6 and 142-7.

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Article 696-120

Les décisions en matière de placement, de prolongation et de modification de l’assignation à résidence avec surveillance électronique sont prises par le juge des libertés et de la détention, saisi par réquisitions écrites et motivées du procureur européen délégué et après, le cas échéant, un débat contradictoire organisé conformément aux articles 142-6 et 142-7.

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