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Article D47-12-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where a means of telecommunication is used in relation to pre-trial detention in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 706-71, the order made by the liberty and custody judge is read out to the person by the audiovisual means of communication. A note of this formality is made in the minutes of the hearing. The order is sent by fax or electronic means of communication to the head of the prison, who notifies it to the detainee and gives him or her a copy of it against a receipt.

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Article D47-12-4

Lorsqu’un moyen de télécommunication est utilisé en matière de détention provisoire conformément aux dispositions du troisième alinéa de l’article 706-71, lecture de l’ordonnance prise par le juge des libertés et de la détention est donnée à la personne par le moyen de communication audiovisuelle. Mention de cette formalité est portée sur le procès-verbal du débat contradictoire. L’ordonnance est adressée par télécopie ou par un moyen de communication électronique au chef de l’établissement pénitentiaire, qui la notifie à la personne détenue et lui en remet une copie contre émargement.

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