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Article D591 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the terms and conditions set out in an agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the national representative organisations of the Bars and Law Societies, the parties’ lawyers may transmit the following requests, statements and observations by a secure means of telecommunication to the electronic address of the court or the relevant department thereof, a written record of which shall be kept: 1° Requests for copies of…

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Article D593-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In application of the first paragraph of I of Article 801-1, the documents of lawyers at the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation provided for by the provisions of this Code in the context of their representation mandate and in particular constitutions, pleadings as well as the documents associated with them, observations, requests for extensions and derogations and applications may be drawn up and sent to the Criminal Division…

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Article D593-1-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I.-Service by electronic means under the provisions of the last paragraph of II of Article 803-1 may take place either when they are made to the Public Prosecutor, or when they are made at the request of the Public Prosecutor, under the conditions set out in this article, without prejudice to compliance with the conditions set out in Articles 550 to 555 and 564 à 566. Service is effected via…

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Article D593-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In all cases where, pursuant to the provisions of this Code, a lawyer may request the issue of a copy of the file of the criminal proceedings, as well as in cases where, pursuant to Articles 77-2,80-2,114,388-4,393,394,495-8,627-6,696-10,706-105 and 803-3, he or she may consult the file, the lawyer, his or her partner or associate or a lawyer with a written authorisation for this purpose may, during this consultation, make his…

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Article D594 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The procedures for exercising the right of suspected or accused persons to the assistance of an interpreter and to the translation of documents essential to the exercise of their defence provided for by Article Preliminary and Article 803-5 are, without prejudice to the application of the legislative provisions of this Code, and in particular Articles 62,63-1,102,114,121,272,279,344,393,407,535,695-27,695-30and 706-71, specified by the provisions of this chapter. This chapter also lays down the…

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Article D594-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of article 803-5, if the person suspected or prosecuted has not requested the assistance of an interpreter but there is a doubt as to his ability to speak or understand the French language, the authority conducting his hearing or before which this person appears shall ensure by all appropriate means that he speaks and understands this language. If it appears that the person does not speak or…

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Article D594-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the suspected or accused person who is the subject of a hearing contests the absence of an interpreter or the quality of the interpretation, he or she may make observations which are either mentioned in the minutes of the hearing or examination or in the notes of the hearing if they are made immediately, or placed in the file of the proceedings if they are made subsequently.

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Article D594-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the purposes of the preliminary article, interviews with a lawyer that are directly connected with any questioning or hearing, and for which the person may ask to be assisted by an interpreter, are interviews that take place, on the premises of investigation departments, courts and prisons, under conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the interview: 1° During police custody or any measure involving deprivation of liberty governed in whole…

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