Book IV: Some special procedures

The judgment rendered by the Investigating Chamber and, where applicable, the place and date of surrender of the person claimed, as well as the duration of the detention undergone with a view to such surrender, shall be brought to the attention of the International Criminal Court, by any means, by the authorities competent under Article 87 of the Statute. The person claimed shall be surrendered within one month of the…

The provisions of articles 627-4 to 627-10 are also applicable if the person claimed is prosecuted or convicted in France for charges other than those covered by the request from the International Criminal Court. However, the person detained under these conditions may not be released under the articles 627-6,627-9 and the second paragraph of article 627-10. Proceedings before the International Criminal Court suspend, with regard to this person, the statute…

Transit through French territory shall be authorised in accordance with Article 89 of the Staff Regulations by the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Staff Regulations.

Where the court requests an extension of the conditions of surrender granted by the French authorities, the request shall be forwarded to the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Statute, who shall forward it, together with all supporting documents and any observations of the person concerned, to the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal. If, in the light of the documents in question and, where applicable,…

A person who has been provisionally arrested under the conditions provided for in Article 92 of the Statute may, if he or she consents, be surrendered to the International Criminal Court before the competent authorities under Article 87 of the Statute have received a formal request for surrender from the international court. The decision to surrender is taken by the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal after it…

Any person detained on the territory of the Republic may, if he or she consents, be transferred to the International Criminal Court for the purposes of identification or hearing or for the performance of any other investigative act. The transfer is authorised by the Minister of Justice.