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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-39

A surrendered person shall be deemed to be unreservedly subject to the laws of the requesting State, by reason of any act prior to the extradition and different from the offence for which the extradit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-41

In the event that, the extradition of a foreigner having been obtained by the French Government, the Government of a third country in turn requests the French Government to extradite the same individu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

…he has the right to request that the nullity of the extradition be pronounced in the conditions of form and time provided for in this article and that he has the right to choose a lawyer or to reques…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-28

…tatements, 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 the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-37

The courts referred to in Article 696-36 shall judge the characterisation given to the acts which gave rise to the extradition request.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-1

No surrender may be made to a foreign government of persons who have not been prosecuted or convicted for an offence under this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

Extradition shall not be granted: 1° Where the person claimed has French nationality, the latter being assessed at the time of the offence for which extradition is requested; 2° Where the crime or off…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-27

Where the person claimed declares to the public prosecutor that he consents to his extradition, he shall appear before the investigating chamber within five working days of the date on which he was pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-40

…The person concerned, assisted if necessary by his lawyer and, if necessary, an interpreter, is informed by the investigating chamber of the legal consequences of his waiver of the rule of specialit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-2

The French government may hand over, at their request, to foreign governments, any person not of French nationality who, being the subject of proceedings brought in the name of the requesting state or…

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