Section 3: Provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

During the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall perform acts and take decisions in matters :

Decisions on placing, maintaining and amending judicial supervision shall be taken by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor. These decisions may be taken both under the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 than under the procedures for summons by procès-verbal or appearance by deferred deadline provided for in articles 394 and 397-1-1. The person placed under judicial supervision by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor may immediately challenge this decision before the…

Decisions on the placement, extension and modification of electronically monitored house arrest are taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned request from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and after, where appropriate, an adversarial hearing organised in accordance with Articles 142-6 and 142-7.

Decisions regarding the placement and extension of pre-trial detention shall be taken by the liberty and custody judge who, after receiving a written and reasoned application from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor, shall rule after an adversarial hearing organised in accordance with the provisions of Article 145.

However, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor is competent to order the following measures, ex officio or at the request of the person under investigation:

The Deputy European Public Prosecutor is also competent to take decisions relating to the arrangements for the enforcement of pre-trial detention or the exercise of rights by a person remanded in custody pursuant to Articles 145-4 to 145-4-2 and 148-5 of this code and articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-5, L. 341-7, L. 341-8 and L. 345-1 to L. 345-6 of the Penitentiary Code.

The decision to issue an arrest warrant shall be taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned application by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor. The decision to issue an arrest warrant shall be taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned application by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor.

The Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall execute the arrest warrant in the form of a European arrest warrant in accordance with Article 695-16.