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Showing 5160 of 67840 articles for Art. 1 and Arrêté ECOT2301445A du 27-1-2023 Art. 1

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-9

…ich it is approved by sending, if possible by electronic means, to the department for access to law and justice and victim support of the general secretariat of the Ministry of Justice, by the end of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-6

The application for approval is composed as follows: 1° An application for approval signed by the association's legal representative; 2° The association's SIRET number, its identifier in the national…

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Article Annexe 1-4

ANNEX TO ARTICLE D. 123-321I.-The amounts of the fees payable to the keeper of the National Register of Companies by the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, pursuant to II of Article L. 123-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-10-2

The in-depth assessment is updated during the course of the procedure in the event of the emergence of new elements among those mentioned in article D. 1er-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-4

…tached to the proceedings, the assessment factors selected from among those mentioned in Article D. 1er-3 or other factors that he or she feels warrant being taken into account.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-6

…so requests. However, such a request shall not be granted if granting it would hinder the proper conduct of the investigation, in particular where it is necessary to hear the victim urgently.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-5

Subject to the needs of the investigation, the authority conducting the interview with the victim: 1° Receives the victim's complaint as soon as possible; 2° Conducts further interviews with the victi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-8

…tim may decide not to apply one or more of the specific protective measures mentioned in Article D. 1er-7 if granting them would hinder the proper conduct of the investigation, in particular where it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-3

…personalised assessment is to determine whether specific protective measures should be implemented during the criminal proceedings.This assessment is carried out in particular in the light of the fol…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-7

…ssessment, the authority hearing the victim shall apply the following specific protective measures: 1° Each interview with the victim takes place in premises designed or adapted to the victim's situat…

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