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Article 698-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

The provisions of Article 698-6 are applicable, for the trial of ordinary crimes committed in the performance of service by military personnel, only if there is a risk of disclosure of a national defence secret. When an indictment is issued pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 214, the Investigating Chamber shall state in its judgment, if applicable, that there is a risk of disclosure of a national defence secret…

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Article 698-9 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

The trial courts mentioned in articles 697 and 697-5 may, if they find in their decision that publicity is likely to result in the disclosure of a national defence secret, order, by decision given in open court, that the proceedings be held in camera. Where proceedings have been ordered to be held in camera, this shall apply to the delivery of separate judgments that may be given on incidents or…

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Article 699 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

In time of war, armed forces courts shall be established immediately. Until they are effectively established, cases within their jurisdiction shall be brought before the courts mentioned in Article 697. These courts relinquish jurisdiction over cases to the armed forces courts as soon as they are claimed by the armed forces.

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Article 699-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

When the Government decides to apply mobilisation or warning measures under the conditions provided for by l’ordonnance n° 59-147 du 7 janvier 1959 portant organisation générale de la défense, les dispositions du code de justice militaire relatives au temps de guerre peuvent être rendues applicables par décret en conseil des ministres pris sur le rapport du garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice, et du ministre chargé de la défense.

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Article 700 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

In the event of a state of siege or declared state of emergency, a decree in the Council of Ministers, made on the report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for Defence, may establish territorial courts of the armed forces under the conditions provided for by the code of military justice. The jurisdiction of these courts results from the provisions of the code…

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Article 701 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

In wartime, crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation and related offences are investigated and tried by the armed forces courts as set out in the code of military justice. However, the Public Prosecutor shall have the authority to perform or cause to be performed acts required by the urgency and to request for this purpose the investigating judge at his seat. The provisions of articles 698-1…

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Article 702 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

In peacetime, crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation shall be investigated and tried by the ordinary courts and according to the rules of this Code. When the acts prosecuted constitute a crime or an offence provided for and punished by articles 411-1 to 411-11 and 413-1 to 413-12 of the Criminal Code or a related offence, jurisdiction is vested in the courts provided for and organised…

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Article 702-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

Any person subject to a prohibition, disqualification or incapacity or to a publication measure of any kind resulting ipso jure from a criminal conviction or pronounced in the judgment of conviction as an additional penalty may apply to the court that pronounced the conviction or, in the event of multiple convictions, to the last court that ruled, to relieve him or her, in whole or in part, including as regards…

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Article 703 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 7, 2023

Any application by a convicted person to be relieved of a prohibition, disqualification, incapacity or publication measure, made pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 702-1 specifies the date of the conviction and the places where the applicant has resided since his or her conviction or release. It is sent, depending on the case, to the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor who obtains all relevant information,…

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