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Article 696-70 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The juge des libertés et de la détention shall have jurisdiction, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, to rule on applications for recognition of judicial supervision orders issued by the competent authorities of other Member States. It shall be competent, in the event of a subsequent decision to extend or modify the judicial supervision measures, to adapt these measures in accordance with Article 696-75 or to refuse to…

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Article 696-71 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Recognition and monitoring of a judicial supervision order issued by the competent authority of another State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 696-73 and 696-74. In the absence of one of the grounds for refusal provided for in the same articles 696-73 and 696-74, the liberty and custody judge shall recognise the decision to place the person under judicial supervision as enforceable on the territory…

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Article 696-72 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3° of Article 696-73 or 2° of Article 696-74, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State, if the public prosecutor has not already done so, and shall allow it a maximum of ten days to provide any additional information that may be required. .

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Article 696-73 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Recognition and enforcement of the judicial supervision order shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or clearly does not correspond to a judicial supervision order and has not been completed or corrected within the time limit set; 2° The conditions set out in Articles 696-50 to 696-52 are not fulfilled, in particular where, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-52, recognition of the…

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Article 696-74 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Recognition and follow-up of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision may be refused in the following cases: 1° Where the surrender of the person concerned could not be ordered in the event of a European arrest warrant being issued for that person due to non-compliance with the measures ordered under the judicial supervision ; 2° Where the decision to place the person under judicial supervision is based…

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Article 696-75 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The liberty and custody judge shall assess whether it is appropriate to adapt the judicial supervision measures ordered by the competent authority of the issuing State. When the nature of the measure ordered by the competent authority of the issuing State does not correspond to the measures provided for under French law, the liberty and custody judge shall replace the measure ordered with the measure that best corresponds to the…

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Article 696-76 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the liberty and custody judge considers that the person concerned could not be surrendered on the basis of a European arrest warrant but that it is nevertheless possible to recognise the said decision and to take the necessary measures to follow up the measures ordered, he or she shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State without delay.

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Article 696-77 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notification given to the competent authority of the issuing State pursuant to Article 696-72, the liberty and custody judge shall decide whether to recognise the decision to place the person under judicial supervision as enforceable in the territory of the Republic within a maximum period of seven working days from the date of referral by the public prosecutor. The…

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Article 696-78 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The decision of the liberty and custody judge taken pursuant to the first paragraph of article 696-70 shall be notified without delay to the person placed under judicial supervision. The latter is informed by a note in the notification that, if he or she does not accept this decision, he or she has a period of five days in which to submit a request to the Investigating Chamber specifying, on…

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Article 696-79 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The decision of the liberty and custody judge taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 696-70 is subject to appeal in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 185 and 186. The appeal does not challenge the principle of placement under judicial supervision, nor the nature of the measures ordered by the issuing State.

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