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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-32

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 11 relating to the confidentiality of investigations, any information or data exchanged shall be confidential. The procedures for transmitting and storin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Application to certain non-EU Member States

Article 695-9-48

The provisions of this section shall apply to the exchange of information referred to in Article 695-9-31 between the services or units mentioned in the same Article and the competent services of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Application to certain non-EU Member States

Article 695-9-49

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree shall, in particular, lay down the procedures and deadlines for forwarding i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-43

When the information is transmitted, the department or unit referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall inform the receiving department of the conditions under which it will be used. Whenever it considers i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-41

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to provide the information requested by a Member State only if there are grounds for supposing that providing it : 1° Would undermi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47-1

The persons mentioned in the article L. 135 ZC du livre des procédures fiscales shall respond via the Europol national unit mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information by the French services

Article 695-9-34

The information obtained may only be used as evidence with the consent of the Member State that transmitted it.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-46

The information transmitted by the departments or units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 to the competent services of a Member State shall also be transmitted to the Eurojust Agency and the Europol unit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-42

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to transmit the information requested where it relates to an offence punishable in France by a term of imprisonment of up to one ye…

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