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Article 694-46 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where an investigative decision is requested to provisionally prevent the destruction, transformation, moving, transfer or disposal of items likely to be used as evidence, the magistrate shall give his decision as soon as possible and, if possible, within twenty-four hours of receiving it. Where the issuing authority requests, in the decision, that the items seized pursuant to the first paragraph be transferred to the issuing State, the provisions of Article…

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Article 694-47 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the issuing State requests, under a European Investigation Order, the implementation of an undercover measure on national territory, the terms and conditions of the measure relating to the duration of the undercover measure, its precise terms and conditions or the legal status of the undercover agents shall be determined by mutual agreement between the magistrate to whom the matter is referred and the competent authority of the issuing State….

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Article 694-48 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the issuing State requests, under a European Investigation Order, the hearing of a person by means of audiovisual communication in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 706-71, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if it concerns the hearing of a suspected or accused person and if that person objects. In the case of the…

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Article 694-49 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the issuing State requests, under a European Investigation Order, the execution of an investigative measure that requires evidence to be obtained in real time, on a continuous basis and over a specified period, the practical arrangements for the measure shall be determined by mutual agreement between the magistrate to whom the request is made and the competent authority of the issuing State. The provisions of the first subparagraph shall…

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Article 694-50 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The costs of executing European mutual assistance requests shall be borne by the executing State, except, where they may be considered exceptionally high, to be shared with the issuing State in the event of agreement between the competent authorities or, failing that, to be borne by the issuing State. However, the issuing State shall always bear the costs occasioned by a European Investigation Order concerning: 1° The transfer of the…

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Article 695-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

With the prior agreement of the Minister of Justice and the consent of the other Member State(s) concerned, the competent judicial authority may set up a joint investigation team, either when it is necessary to carry out, in the context of French proceedings, complex investigations involving the mobilisation of significant resources and which concern other Member States, or when several Member States carry out investigations into offences requiring coordinated and…

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Article 695-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within the framework of the joint investigation team, French judicial police officers and agents seconded to a joint investigation team may carry out operations prescribed by the team leader, throughout the territory of the State in which they are operating, within the limits of the powers granted to them by this Code. Their tasks shall be defined by the authority of the Member State competent to lead the joint investigation…

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Article 695-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Eurojust Agency, a body of the European Union with legal personality acting as a college or through the national member, shall be responsible for promoting and improving coordination and cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union in all investigations and prosecutions falling within its competence. The Eurojust Agency may also, with the agreement of the Member States concerned: 1° Coordinate the execution of…

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Article 695-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Eurojust Agency, acting through the national member or as a college, may: 1° Inform the Public Prosecutor of offences of which it is aware and ask him to have an investigation carried out or prosecuted; 2° Ask the Public Prosecutor to report offences or have offences reported to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union; 3° Asking the Public Prosecutor to have a joint investigation…

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Article 695-5-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Eurojust Agency, acting as a College, may address to the Public Prosecutor or the investigating judge a written and reasoned opinion on how to resolve a conflict of jurisdiction or on recurrent difficulties or refusals encountered in the execution of requests made or decisions taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to instruments based on the principle of mutual recognition. The Public Prosecutor or the investigating…

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