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Article D47-1-40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Public Prosecutor responsible for receiving, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-137, the information from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor indicating that he is referring to the national authorities a related offence that he was considering dropping is the Public Prosecutor referred to in Article D. 47-1-39.

When the Public Prosecutor receives information that a case has been closed without prosecution by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, he shall inform the customs administration without delay, for the purposes of recovering own resources, in accordance with Article 39 § 4 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1039 of 12 October 2017.

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Article D47-1-40

Le procureur général compétent pour recevoir, en application du 2° de l’article 696-137, l’information du procureur européen délégué indiquant qu’il renvoie aux autorités nationales une infraction connexe qu’il envisageait de classer sans suite est le procureur général mentionné à l’article D. 47-1-39.


Lorsque le procureur général reçoit l’information qu’une affaire est classée sans suite par le Parquet européen, il en informe sans délai l’administration des douanes, aux fins de recouvrement des ressources propres, conformément à l’article 39 § 4 du règlement (UE) 2017/1039 du Conseil du 12 octobre 2017.

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