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Article 695-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the Public Prosecutor or investigating judge to whom a case has been referred does not comply with a request or opinion from Eurojust, he shall inform Eurojust without undue delay of the decision taken and the reasons for it. However, such a statement of reasons shall not be compulsory where it may prejudice essential national security interests or jeopardise the success of an ongoing investigation or the safety of…

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Article 695-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where a request made or a decision taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to an instrument implementing the principle of mutual recognition requires, with a view to coordinated execution, the involvement of Eurojust, the latter may ensure its transmission to the requested authorities via the national member concerned. In urgent cases, the request for cooperation may be addressed to the permanent coordination mechanism of Eurojust. .

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Article 695-8 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The national member shall be a senior magistrate seconded to the Eurojust Agency for a period of five years, renewable once, by order of the Minister of Justice. The Minister of Justice may issue instructions to the national member under the conditions laid down in Article 30. .

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Article 695-8-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I. – The national member shall be informed by the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of ongoing investigations or proceedings and of convictions relating to cases that may fall within Eurojust’s jurisdiction where they have given rise or are likely to give rise to the transmission to at least two Member States of requests or decisions on judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to instruments based on…

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Article 695-8-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

As the competent national authority, the national member may receive and transmit, as appropriate, to the competent authorities of the other Member States or to the French judicial authorities any requests made or decisions taken by either of them in the field of judicial cooperation, in particular in application of instruments based on the principle of mutual recognition. It may follow up such requests and decisions and facilitate their execution….

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Article 695-8-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I. – The national member may, as a national authority with the authorisation of the competent judicial authority, submit requests or take decisions in matters of judicial cooperation in application, in particular, of instruments based on the principle of mutual recognition. As soon as the act referred to in the authorisation has been carried out, the national member shall inform that authority and send it the implementing documents, in original…

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Article 695-9-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

An order freezing property is an order issued by a judicial authority of a Member State of the European Union, known as the issuing State, in order to prevent the destruction, transformation, movement, transfer or disposal of property liable to confiscation and located in the territory of another Member State, known as the executing State. The judicial authority shall be competent, in accordance with the rules and under the conditions…

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