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¥¢ : 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 165-1 Filed 03/09/21 Page 2 of 2 MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Liberty Directorate of Criminal Affairs & Pardons Equality Fraternity Specialized Criminal Justice Sub-Directorate International Criminal Assistance Bureau Paris, March 9, 2021 His Honor the Keeper of Seals, Minister of Justice To the Department of Justice (D.O.J) Through Andrew FINKELMAN, Liaison Magistrate on behalf of the Embassy of the United States of America located in Paris, France Thereby inform you that in France, all removal proceedings and conditions are governed by Articles 696 et sq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Article 696-2 of said Code provides that: “The French government is able to remit to foreign governments upon their request any individual who is not a French citizen and who is subject to a lawsuit brought on behalf of the requesting State, or who is subject to a sentence passed by the Court of said requesting State, and who is located on the territory of the French Republic.” Article 694-4 expressly specifies as follows: “Removal is not granted: 1- When the individual claimed to have French citizenship, said citizenship having been assessed at the time of the offense on the basis of which removal is being requested.” WHEREBY, the fact that the wanted individual is a French national constitutes an insuperable obstacle to his/her removal. As long as said nationality is assessed at the time the offense was committed, any loss of nationality subsequent to said offense has no bearing upon the removal proceedings and shall not supersede said assessment of nationality. Head of the International Criminal Assistance Bureau Philippe |AE( E 13, place Vendéme - 75042 Paris Cedex 01 - France Telephone: (011) 33.1.44.77.60.60 www.justice.gouv. fr DOJ-OGR-00002758