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Article 696-61 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Provided that monitoring has not begun in the executing State, the judicial authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision may decide to withdraw the certificate when it is informed by the competent authority of the executing State that, in the event of a European arrest warrant being issued as a result of non-compliance in the executing State with the supervision measures ordered, the surrender of the person concerned should…

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Article 696-62 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Once it has informed the judicial authority that it recognises the decision to place the person under judicial supervision, the competent authority of the executing State becomes solely competent to ensure the monitoring on its territory of the obligations ordered by that decision.

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Article 696-63 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision shall again become competent to ensure the enforcement of that decision in the following cases: 1° Where the person concerned establishes his lawful habitual residence in a State other than the executing State; 2° Where, after having been informed of the adaptation, pursuant to the legislation of the executing State, of one or more obligations of the decision of placement under…

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Article 696-64 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The judicial authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision may, before the expiry of the period of execution of the judicial supervision provided for by the law of the executing State, of its own motion or at the request of the competent authority of that State, notify that authority that it has not released the decision to place the person under judicial supervision and that it is necessary to…

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Article 696-65 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The French judicial authorities remain competent to take any decision subsequent to the placement under judicial supervision, in particular to order any modification or release of the obligations or to revoke the measure. When they modify or order the release of the obligations or in the event of an appeal against any decision to place the person under judicial supervision, they shall notify the competent authority of the executing State…

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Article 696-66 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for the recognition and enforcement in the territory of the French Republic of judicial supervision orders issued by the competent authorities of other Member States, as well as all decisions to extend, modify or release measures already ordered and recognised. It may obtain or have obtained any additional information it deems useful. Where the certificate referred to in Article 696-53 is incomplete or clearly…

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Article 696-67 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The competent public prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the habitual and lawful residence of the person placed under judicial supervision is located or the one where the person requests to reside. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction. If the public prosecutor to whom the request has been addressed by the issuing State does not have jurisdiction, he will forward it without delay…

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Article 696-68 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, before transmitting the decision to place the person under judicial supervision and the certificate, the competent authority of the issuing State consults the public prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-52, recognition of the decision is subject to the consent of the executing State, the public prosecutor consents to the transmission of the decision to place the person concerned under judicial supervision if the person concerned…

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Article 696-69 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within three working days of receipt of the request and the decisions provided for in Article 696-66, the public prosecutor shall submit the request, together with his or her submissions, to the liberty and custody judge with territorial jurisdiction. The public prosecutor shall submit the request, together with his or her submissions, to the liberty and custody judge with territorial jurisdiction.

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Article 696-70 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The juge des libertés et de la détention shall have jurisdiction, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, to rule on applications for recognition of judicial supervision orders issued by the competent authorities of other Member States. It shall be competent, in the event of a subsequent decision to extend or modify the judicial supervision measures, to adapt these measures in accordance with Article 696-75 or to refuse to…

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