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Article 696-23 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In urgent cases and at the direct request of the competent authorities of the requesting State, the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction may order the provisional arrest of a person claimed for extradition by the said State. After verifying his identity, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the person sought, in a language he understands, of the existence and content of the request for provisional arrest. If he decides not to…

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Article 696-24 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

A person provisionally arrested under the conditions provided for in Article 696-23 shall be released if, within a period of thirty days from the date of his arrest, where this was carried out at the request of the competent authorities of the requesting State, the French Government does not receive one of the documents mentioned in Article 696-8. If the aforementioned documents subsequently reach the French Government, the procedure shall…

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Article 696-24-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the examination of extradition requests concerning the perpetrators of acts of terrorism, the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal and the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal and its President shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 696-9,696-10 and 696-23.

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Article 696-25 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Except where the provisions of this Title relating to the European arrest warrant apply, where a request for provisional arrest for the purposes of extradition emanates from a State party to the Convention of 10 March 1995 on simplified extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union, it shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Articles 696-10 and 696-11. The person claimed shall also…

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Article 696-26 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within two days of the arrest of the person claimed, the Public Prosecutor shall notify the latter, in a language he understands, of the documents by virtue of which he has been apprehended. He shall inform the person that he may consent to his extradition before the Investigating Chamber under the simplified procedure. It also informs them that they may waive the rule of speciality. Mention of this information shall…

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Article 696-27 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the person claimed declares to the public prosecutor that he consents to his extradition, he shall appear before the investigating chamber within five working days of the date on which he was presented to the public prosecutor. Where the person claimed declares to the said magistrate that he does not consent to his extradition, the procedure shall be as set out in the articles 696-15 et seq if a…

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Article 696-28 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the person claimed appears before the investigating chamber pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 696-27, the president of the chamber shall establish his identity and take his statements, a record of which shall be drawn up. The president then asks the person claimed, after informing them of the legal consequences of their consent, whether they still intend to consent to their extradition. Where the person claimed declares that…

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Article 696-29 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the Investigating Chamber finds that the legal conditions for extradition have been met, it shall issue a judgment in which it acknowledges the person claimed’s formal consent to be extradited and, where applicable, his waiver of the rule of speciality and grants extradition. The Investigating Chamber shall rule within seven days from the date of the person claimed’s appearance before it.

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Article 696-30 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the person claimed lodges, within the legal time limit, an appeal in cassation against the decision of the Investigating Chamber granting his extradition, the President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation or the councillor delegated by him shall, within fifteen days of the lodging of the appeal, issue an order in which he notes that the person claimed has thereby withdrawn his consent to extradition and,…

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Article 696-31 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the decision of the Investigating Chamber grants the extradition of the person claimed and this decision is final, the Public Prosecutor shall notify the Minister of Justice, who shall inform the competent authorities of the requesting State of the decision reached. The Minister of Justice shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the person concerned is surrendered to the authorities of the requesting State at the latest within…

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