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Article 696-111 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The alerts provided for in Articles 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office shall be addressed directly to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor by the competent national authorities mentioned in Article 19, in the second paragraph of Article 40 and in Article 80 of this code,…

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Article 696-112 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the European Public Prosecutor’s Office decides to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutor or investigating judge hearing an investigation or inquiry concerning acts covered by Article 696-108 is required to relinquish jurisdiction over the proceedings in favour of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office pursuant to Article 25(1) and Article 27(5) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017. The public prosecutor shall request the investigating judge…

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Article 696-114 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

However, where it is necessary either to investigate a person or to place him or her under the status of an assisted witness, or to have recourse to investigative acts which can only be ordered in the course of an investigation, by reason of their duration or nature, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall conduct investigations in accordance with the provisions applicable to investigations, subject to the provisions of Section…

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Article 696-115 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the Public Prosecutor relinquishes jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, investigations shall continue under Article 696-113 or, where applicable, of article 696-114. When the investigating judge issues an order relinquishing jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, investigations continue under the same Article 696-114.

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Article 696-116 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

This section sets out the provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, which applies once the Deputy European Public Prosecutor conducts investigations in accordance with the same Article 696-114. In the context of these proceedings, the provisions of Article 80 relating to the opening submissions and the supplementary submissions, as well as the other provisions of this code providing for the public prosecutor to address submissions or…

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Article 696-117 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the context of the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the acts and decisions mentioned in this section shall be taken, in accordance with the distinctions provided for in subsections 1 to 3: 1° Either by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor; 2° Or by the Judge responsible for liberties and detention, to whom the matter has been referred by written reasoned application from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor. >.

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Article 696-119 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

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…

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Article 696-120 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

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.

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