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Article 712-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a semi-liberty measure, external placement or home detention under electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement judge may, after consulting the public prosecutor, order the suspension of the measure.

Failing the adversarial debate provided for by Article 712-6 within a period of fifteen days following the sentenced person’s incarceration that results from this suspension, the person shall be released if he or she is not detained for another reason. This time limit is extended to one month when the adversarial hearing must take place before the sentence enforcement court pursuant to Article 712-7.

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Article 712-18

En cas d’inobservation des obligations qui incombent au condamné faisant l’objet d’une mesure de semi-liberté, de placement extérieur ou de détention à domicile sous surveillance électronique, le juge de l’application des peines peut, après avis du procureur de la République, ordonner la suspension de la mesure.

A défaut de la tenue du débat contradictoire prévu par l’article 712-6 dans un délai de quinze jours suivant l’incarcération du condamné qui résulte de cette suspension, la personne est remise en liberté si elle n’est pas détenue pour une autre cause. Ce délai est porté à un mois lorsque le débat contradictoire doit se faire devant le tribunal de l’application des peines en application de l’article 712-7.

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