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Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-56 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The judicial authorities competent to decide on placement under judicial supervision pursuant to the provisions of this Code shall also be competent to place a person under judicial supervision in another Member State of the European Union and to transmit that decision for recognition and enforcement in that State, in accordance with this Chapter.

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Article 696-58 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The judicial authority that ordered the placement under judicial supervision or the public prosecutor sends a certified copy of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision, the certificate provided for in Article 696-53, as well as a translation of this certificate, either into one of the official languages of the executing State, or into one of those of the institutions of the European Union accepted by that State.

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Article 696-59 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The authority which ordered the placing under judicial supervision shall remain competent to ensure the follow-up of the measures ordered as long as it has not been informed of the recognition of that decision by the competent authority of the executing State. It shall also remain competent if it is informed that the person concerned cannot be found on the territory of the executing State.

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Article 696-60 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Provided that monitoring has not begun in the executing State, the authority that ordered the supervision order may decide to withdraw the certificate where it considers, in view of the adaptation that would be made by the executing State to the obligations laid down in the supervision order or of the maximum duration of monitoring of the obligations in that State, that it is not necessary to maintain the application…

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Article 696-61 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Provided that monitoring has not begun in the executing State, the judicial authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision may decide to withdraw the certificate when it is informed by the competent authority of the executing State that, in the event of a European arrest warrant being issued as a result of non-compliance in the executing State with the supervision measures ordered, the surrender of the person concerned should…

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Article 696-62 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Once it has informed the judicial authority that it recognises the decision to place the person under judicial supervision, the competent authority of the executing State becomes solely competent to ensure the monitoring on its territory of the obligations ordered by that decision.

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Article 696-63 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision shall again become competent to ensure the enforcement of that decision in the following cases: 1° Where the person concerned establishes his lawful habitual residence in a State other than the executing State; 2° Where, after having been informed of the adaptation, pursuant to the legislation of the executing State, of one or more obligations of the decision of placement under…

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Article 696-64 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The judicial authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision may, before the expiry of the period of execution of the judicial supervision provided for by the law of the executing State, of its own motion or at the request of the competent authority of that State, notify that authority that it has not released the decision to place the person under judicial supervision and that it is necessary to…

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Article 696-65 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The French judicial authorities remain competent to take any decision subsequent to the placement under judicial supervision, in particular to order any modification or release of the obligations or to revoke the measure. When they modify or order the release of the obligations or in the event of an appeal against any decision to place the person under judicial supervision, they shall notify the competent authority of the executing State…

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