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Article D47-12-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a means of telecommunication is used before a trial court or before the investigating chamber, mention of its use is made in the notes for the hearing and in the decision handed down.

If the decision is handed down immediately, the reading of the operative part is given to the person by means of audiovisual communication. If the decision is taken under advisement and is handed down at a subsequent hearing, this reading may also be given to the person who attends this hearing by means of telecommunication; failing this, if the person is detained, the decision is notified to him by the head of the establishment who gives him a copy against signature.

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Article D47-12-5

Lorsqu’un moyen de télécommunication est utilisé devant une juridiction de jugement ou devant la chambre de l’instruction, il est fait mention de l’usage de celui-ci dans les notes d’audience et dans la décision rendue.

Si la décision est rendue immédiatement, la lecture du dispositif est donnée à la personne par le moyen de communication audiovisuelle. Si la décision est mise en délibéré et est rendue à une audience ultérieure, cette lecture peut également être faite à la personne qui assiste à cette audience par un moyen de télécommunication ; à défaut, si la personne est détenue, la décision lui est notifiée par le chef de l’établissement qui lui en remet une copie contre émargement.

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