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Article 696-44 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the case of criminal proceedings instituted abroad, where a foreign government deems it necessary to serve a procedural document or a judgment on an individual residing on French territory, the document shall be transmitted in accordance with the forms provided for in articles 696-8 and 696-9, accompanied, where applicable, by a French translation. Service is made personally, at the request of the public prosecutor. The original acknowledging service is returned by the same means to the requesting government.

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Article 696-44

Au cas de poursuites répressives exercées à l’étranger, lorsqu’un gouvernement étranger juge nécessaire la notification d’un acte de procédure ou d’un jugement à un individu résidant sur le territoire français, la pièce est transmise suivant les formes prévues aux articles 696-8 et 696-9, accompagnée, le cas échéant, d’une traduction française. La signification est faite à personne, à la requête du ministère public. L’original constatant la notification est renvoyé par la même voie au gouvernement requérant.

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