Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

In accordance with the provisions of Article 696-111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when they relate to offences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in 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 shall be sent to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor either directly or via the competent public…

Pursuant toArticle 696-113 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, where the European Public Prosecutor’s Office decides to exercise jurisdiction over offences provided for in this Code, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor may conduct investigations in accordance with the provisions of this Code. Within this framework, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall exercise all the powers conferred on the Public Prosecutor by this Code. The liberty and custody judge of the…

Once the European Public Prosecutor exercises his jurisdiction, or during the periods provided for in Article 27(1) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017: 1° By way of derogation from Article 343(2) of this Code, the action for the enforcement of tax penalties shall not be brought by the customs administration, but by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor; 2° The customs authorities may only settle, pursuant…

Where the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has exercised its jurisdiction, the competent Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall, as soon as possible, communicate to the customs administration all the information enabling the customs debt to be notified, pursuant to Articles 102 and 103 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Union Customs Code.