Chapter II: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

A person detained on national territory may only be transferred to another State for the purposes of executing a European Investigation Order if he or she consents in advance and if his or her transfer is not likely to prolong his or her detention.

When a person detained on the territory of a Member State is transferred to national territory in execution of a European investigation order issued by a French judicial authority, his release may only be ordered at the request of the executing State. The person may not be subject to any prosecution or any measure restricting or depriving him or her of his or her liberty in respect of acts committed…

When an investigation order is issued to determine whether a natural or legal person holds or controls one or more accounts with a banking or financial institution or to obtain information concerning specific bank accounts and banking transactions that have been carried out during a specific period, the magistrate shall state in his request the reasons why he considers that the information requested is likely to be useful in ascertaining…

When issuing an investigation decision in order to obtain technical assistance from a Member State for the purpose of setting up a telecommunications interception, the magistrate shall specify in his request the information necessary to identify the person targeted by the interception request, the desired duration of the interception and all the technical data necessary to set up the measure.