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Article 696-135 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the competent public prosecutor shall designate the magistrate competent to continue the investigation.

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Article 696-135

Lorsque, dans les cas mentionnés au 6 de l’article 25 du règlement (UE) 2017/1939 du Conseil du 12 octobre 2017 précité, le procureur de la République saisi de l’enquête refuse de se dessaisir au profit du Parquet européen, le procureur général compétent désigne le magistrat compétent pour poursuivre les investigations.

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