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Article 697-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The courts referred to in Article 697 based in Paris also have jurisdiction to hear crimes and offences committed outside the territory of the Republic by members of the French armed forces or against them in the cases provided for in the Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the Code of Military Justice. In addition, one or more magistrates assigned to the panels of the Paris correctional court specialising in military matters shall be responsible, by order of the president of the judicial court, for judging offences committed in these circumstances.

The president of the Paris judicial court and the public prosecutor at this court shall designate, respectively, one or more investigating judges and public prosecutors with special responsibility for investigating, prosecuting and investigating the offences referred to in the first paragraph.

>The president of the Paris judicial court and the public prosecutor at this court shall designate, respectively, one or more investigating judges and public prosecutors with special responsibility for investigating, prosecuting and investigating the offences referred to in the first paragraph.

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Article 697-4

Les juridictions mentionnées à l’article 697 ayant leur siège à Paris sont également compétentes pour connaître des crimes et des délits commis hors du territoire de la République par les membres des forces armées françaises ou à l’encontre de celles-ci dans les cas prévus au chapitre Ier du titre II du livre Ier du code de justice militaire. En outre, un ou plusieurs magistrats affectés aux formations du tribunal correctionnel de Paris spécialisées en matière militaire sont chargés, par ordonnance du président du tribunal judiciaire, du jugement des contraventions commises dans ces circonstances.

Le président du tribunal judiciaire de Paris et le procureur de la République près ce tribunal désignent, respectivement, un ou plusieurs juges d’instruction et magistrats du parquet chargés spécialement de l’enquête, de la poursuite et de l’instruction des infractions mentionnées au premier alinéa.

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