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Article R249-37 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Sentence Enforcement Chamber may also be referred to directly by the prisoner or his lawyer, in accordance with the same procedures, if the judge has not given a ruling within the time limits laid down in this chapter. .

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Article R249-38 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Without prejudice to the provisions of the second paragraph of III of the article 803-8 providing for a suspensive appeal by the public prosecutor, an appeal lodged by a sentenced person against a transfer decision taken pursuant to 1° of II of article 803-8, which he or she considers to excessively infringe the right to respect for his or her family life, shall have suspensive effect. The President of the…

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Article R249-40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the imprisoned person is both remanded in custody and serving a sentence, only the liberty and custody judge has jurisdiction to hear applications made under article 803-8. However, if the liberty and custody judge, after noting that the conditions of detention are contrary to the applicant’s dignity, decides to end the pre-trial detention pursuant to 2° of II of article 803-8, he shall immediately inform the sentence enforcement judge…

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Article R249-41 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the person remanded in custody is the subject of several detention warrants issued by liberty and custody judges from different judicial courts, only the judge from the court whose seat is closest to the establishment where the person is imprisoned shall have jurisdiction. If the person is detained for acts covered by article 706-16, the Paris liberty and custody judge has sole jurisdiction. The liberty and custody judge shall…

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