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Article 695-9-40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Information may only be transmitted to the competent services of the Member State that requested it with the prior authorisation of a magistrate whenever such authorisation is required in France to access the same information or to transmit it to a criminal investigation department or unit.

Where such authorisation is required, the department or unit from which the information is requested shall request it from the competent magistrate.

Documents from criminal proceedings in progress may only be transmitted, depending on the case, with the agreement of the investigating court or, where an investigation is in progress or the trial court is seised, the public prosecutor.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 695-9-40
Les informations ne peuvent être transmises aux services compétents de l’Etat membre qui les a demandées qu’avec l’autorisation préalable d’un magistrat chaque fois que cette autorisation est requise en France pour accéder à ces mêmes informations ou les transmettre à un service ou à une unité de police judiciaire.


Lorsque cette autorisation est nécessaire, le service ou l’unité à laquelle les informations sont demandées la sollicite auprès du magistrat compétent.


Les pièces d’une procédure pénale en cours ne peuvent être transmises, selon le cas, qu’avec l’accord de la juridiction d’instruction ou, lorsqu’une enquête est en cours ou que la juridiction de jugement est saisie, du ministère public.

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