French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceWhen the person claimed appears before the investigating chamber pursuant to the first paragraph of
Article 696-27, the president of the chamber shall establish his identity and take his statements, a record of which shall be drawn up.
The president then asks the person claimed, after informing them of the legal consequences of their consent, whether they still intend to consent to their extradition.
Where the person claimed declares that he no longer consents to his extradition, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 696-27 shall apply.
Where the person claimed maintains his consent to extradition, the Investigating Chamber shall also ask him whether he intends to waive the rule of speciality, after having informed him of the legal consequences of such a waiver.
The consent of the person claimed to be extradited and, where applicable, his or her waiver of the rule of speciality are recorded in a report drawn up at the hearing. The person claimed appends his signature.
The hearing is held in public, unless publicity is likely to prejudice the proper conduct of the proceedings in progress, the interests of a third party or the dignity of the person. In this case, the Investigating Chamber, at the request of the Public Prosecutor, the person claimed or of its own motion, shall rule by a judgment delivered in chambers.
The Public Prosecutor and the person claimed will be heard, the latter assisted, if necessary, by his lawyer and, if necessary, in the presence of an interpreter.
