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Article R49-39 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where they are unable to respond to a request for information or where they refuse to respond to such a request for one of the reasons provided for in articles 695-9-39 to 695-9-42, the departments and units mentioned in Article R. 695-9-31 shall inform the competent department of the requesting State.

In the case provided for in Article 695-9-44, they shall inform the competent service of the requesting State of the reasons why, where applicable, they object to the retransmission or new use of the information.

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Article R49-39
Lorsqu’ils ne sont pas en mesure de répondre à une demande d’informations ou lorsqu’ils refusent de répondre à une telle demande pour l’un des motifs prévus aux articles 695-9-39 à 695-9-42, les services et unités mentionnés à l’article R. 695-9-31 en informent le service compétent de l’Etat requérant.


Dans le cas prévu par l’article 695-9-44, ils informent le service compétent de l’Etat requérant des motifs pour lesquels, le cas échéant, ils s’opposent à la retransmission ou à la nouvelle utilisation de l’information.

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