Call Us + 33 1 84 88 31 00

Title XI: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D47-1-30 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and for which the alerts provided for in Article 696-111 must be issued are those provided for in Articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-34.

Read More »

Article D47-1-31 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I.-The following offences must be reported if they affect revenue received, expenditure incurred or assets which come under the budget of the European Union, the budgets of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union or the budgets managed and controlled directly by them, and if the amount of damage caused to the European Union is likely to be at least equal to EUR 10 000: 1° Offences…

Read More »

Article D47-1-35 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the alerts provided for in 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office are, in accordance with the first sentence of Article 696-111, directly addressed to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor by the competent national authorities mentioned in Article 19, in the second paragraph of Article…

Read More »

Article D47-1-36 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Financial Public Prosecutor referred to in Article 705 and the public prosecutors with territorial jurisdiction in the inter-regional courts specialising in economic and financial matters provided for in Article 704 shall forward to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor as soon as possible the alerts falling within the scope of the preceding Article and forwarded to them, in accordance with the second sentence of Article 696-111, by the competent national…

Read More »

Article D47-1-37 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The alerts provided for in articles D. 47-1-35 and D. 47-1-36 include at least the following elements: 1° A description of the facts, including an assessment of the damage caused or likely to be caused to the European Union and, where appropriate, to other victims; 2° The possible legal qualification(s); 3° Any available information on potential victims, suspects and any other person involved, in particular if one or more officials…

Read More »

Article D47-1-38 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the purposes of Article 696-112, the national magistrate initially seised of the investigation shall immediately refer the whole of the proceedings to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor as soon as the latter notifies him that he is retaining his referral, except where there are conflicts of jurisdiction as provided for in Articles 696-135 and 696-136. Where the investigation concerns an offence under the Customs Code, the customs authorities are…

Read More »

Article D47-1-39 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the purposes of Article 696-135, the Public Prosecutor responsible for deciding whether investigations will be continued by the Public Prosecutor who has refused to relinquish jurisdiction or by the delegated European Public Prosecutor is the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the specialised inter-regional court for economic and financial matters provided for by Article 704 is located, or, if the Public Prosecutor who has refused…

Read More »

Contact a French lawyer now

Contact a French Business Lawyer

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call us at +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

Useful links

You have a question in French Business Law?

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

All information exchanged through this website will be communicated to lawyers registered with a French Bar and will remain confidential.