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Article 708-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a sentence of imprisonment is to be served on a woman who is more than twelve weeks pregnant, the public prosecutor or the sentence enforcement judge shall make every effort either to defer the sentence or to ensure that it is served in an open environment.

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Article 708-1

Lorsque doit être mise à exécution une condamnation à une peine d’emprisonnement concernant une femme enceinte de plus de douze semaines, le procureur de la République ou le juge de l’application des peines s’efforcent par tout moyen soit de différer cette mise à exécution, soit de faire en sorte que la peine s’exécute en milieu ouvert.

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