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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 examine the admissibility of a complaint with civil party status lodged with the investigating judge for acts likely to fall within the scope of Article 696-108 of this Code. The statute of limitations for public prosecution is suspended until the European Public Prosecutor’s Office responds.

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Article 696-134

Lorsque le Parquet européen décide de ne pas exercer sa compétence, le procureur de la République saisi de l’enquête ou le juge d’instruction saisi de l’information demeurent compétents, y compris dans les cas mentionnés au 6 de l’article 25 du règlement (UE) 2017/1939 du Conseil du 12 octobre 2017 précité.

Tant que le Parquet européen n’a pas statué sur l’exercice de sa compétence, il n’y a pas lieu d’examiner la recevabilité d’une plainte avec constitution de partie civile déposée devant le juge d’instruction pour des faits susceptibles de relever de l’article 696-108 du présent code. La prescription de l’action publique est suspendue jusqu’à la réponse du Parquet européen.

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