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Article D47-1-37 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The alerts provided for in articles D. 47-1-35 and D. 47-1-36 include at least the following elements: 1° A description of the facts, including an assessment of the damage caused or likely to be caused to the European Union and, where appropriate, to other victims; 2° The possible legal qualification(s); 3° Any available information on potential victims, suspects and any other person involved, in particular if one or more officials…

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Article D47-1-38 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the purposes of Article 696-112, the national magistrate initially seised of the investigation shall immediately refer the whole of the proceedings to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor as soon as the latter notifies him that he is retaining his referral, except where there are conflicts of jurisdiction as provided for in Articles 696-135 and 696-136. Where the investigation concerns an offence under the Customs Code, the customs authorities are…

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Article D47-1-39 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the purposes of Article 696-135, the Public Prosecutor responsible for deciding whether investigations will be continued by the Public Prosecutor who has refused to relinquish jurisdiction or by the delegated European Public Prosecutor is the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the specialised inter-regional court for economic and financial matters provided for by Article 704 is located, or, if the Public Prosecutor who has refused…

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Article D47-1-40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Public Prosecutor responsible for receiving, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-137, the information from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor indicating that he is referring to the national authorities a related offence that he was considering dropping is the Public Prosecutor referred to in Article D. 47-1-39. When the Public Prosecutor receives information that a case has been closed without prosecution by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, he shall inform…

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Article D47-1-42 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When conducting investigations in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 696-114, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor is assisted by a court clerk under the same conditions as the investigating judge. Orders made by the liberty and custody judge in the context of these proceedings may be appealed by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor under the conditions laid down in Article 185. Orders made by the liberty and custody…

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Article D47-1-43 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of article 696-119, when the Deputy European Public Prosecutor orders that the person under investigation be placed under judicial supervision, he/she shall inform the person that he/she may immediately contest this decision before the liberty and custody judge. If the person or his lawyer declares that they are contesting this order, the file on the proceedings must be sent to the liberty and custody judge without delay,…

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Article D47-1-44 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the Deputy European Public Prosecutor hearing a request for release considers that he cannot grant the request or place the person under judicial supervision, but considers that the person could be placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance, he shall notify the liberty and custody judge when he refers the matter to him pursuant to the last paragraph of Article 696-122.

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Article D47-1-45 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 696-109, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor acts as Public Prosecutor before the Investigating Chamber or the Criminal Appeals Chamber, and may lodge an appeal on points of law against decisions handed down by these courts, under the conditions set out in articles 567,568 and 585-2.

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Article D47-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

By application of article 704, paragraphs 22 and 24, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the table below sets out the list of appeal courts within whose jurisdiction a judicial court has jurisdiction to hear the offences referred to in paragraphs 2 to 17, and for each of them the said court: COURS D’APPEL TRIBUNAUX JUDICIAIRES COMPETENT Bastia Bastia Versailles Nanterre

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