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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-105

The public prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State without delay, by any means that leaves a written record, of any breach of measures enforceable on the territory of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-10

Where the victim, subsequent to the payment of compensation, obtains, for the same loss, one of the benefits or compensation referred to in Article 706-9, the fund may ask the commission that granted…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-108

For the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences referred to in Article 706-107 committed outside maritime areas under French jurisdiction, the competent judicial court is the Pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions specific to certain offences

Article 706-106

Without prejudice to articles 706-81 to 706-87 and for the sole purpose of recording the offences referred to in 12° of Article 706-73, identify the perpetrators and accomplices and carry out the seiz…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-103

In the event of an investigation being opened for one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73,706-73-1and 706-74 and in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred and, where…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-104

[Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2004-492 DC of 2 March 2004.] [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2004-492 DC of 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…magistrate and the specialised correctional panel of the judicial court referred to in article 706-107 exercise, throughout the area of jurisdiction determined pursuant to this article, concurrent ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105

When, in the course of the investigation, the provisions of articles 706-80 to 706-95, a person who has been in police custody six months previously and who has not been prosecuted may ask the public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-107

For investigating, prosecuting, investigating and, in the case of misdemeanours, judging offences relating to the pollution of marine waters and waterways open to maritime navigation as provided for a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-10

Jurisdictional competence lies with the sentence enforcement judge of the court within whose jurisdiction is located either the prison in which the sentenced person is imprisoned or, if the sentenced…

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