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Article 696-132 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article 175. If the parties have made a request in accordance with III of the same Article 175, they have a period of one month, if an accused person is detained, or three months, in other cases,…

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Article 696-133 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the European Public Prosecutor personally conducts the investigation pursuant to Article 28(4) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regarding the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, he or she shall exercise the powers of the Deputy European Public Prosecutor.

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Article 696-134 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the European Public Prosecutor’s Office decides not to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutor hearing the investigation or the investigating judge hearing the information shall remain competent, including in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 referred to above. As long as the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has not ruled on the exercise of its jurisdiction, there is no need to…

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Article 696-135 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the competent public prosecutor shall designate the magistrate competent to continue the investigation.

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Article 696-136 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the investigating judge hearing the information refuses to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, he shall invite the parties to make their observations known within a period of five days. At the end of this period, the investigating judge shall issue an order refusing to relinquish jurisdiction,…

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Article 696-137 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the European Public Prosecutor decides to refer the case to the national authorities pursuant to Article 34 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall inform: 1° The competent public prosecutor in the cases mentioned in 1 to 3 of the same Article 34; 2° The competent public prosecutor in the case mentioned in 6 of the said Article 34….

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Article 697 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within the jurisdiction of one or more Courts of Appeal, a judicial tribunal shall have jurisdiction to investigate and, in the case of misdemeanours, try the offences referred to in Article 697-1. Magistrates are assigned, after consultation with the general assembly, to the trial panels, specialised in military matters, of this court. In the same jurisdiction, an assize court has jurisdiction to try the crimes mentioned in article 697-1. A…

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Article 697-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The courts referred to in article 697 shall hear crimes and misdemeanours committed on the territory of the Republic by military personnel in the performance of their duties. These courts have jurisdiction over all adults, whether perpetrators or accomplices, who took part in the offence. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragraph above, these courts shall not have jurisdiction over offences under ordinary law committed by…

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Article 697-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The specialized military courts mentioned in article 697, within whose jurisdiction is located either the home port of a naval vessel, or the home airfield of a military aircraft, have jurisdiction over any offence committed on board or against that ship or aircraft, wherever it may be.

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