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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-1

…public with information on current events or other published subjects, on any medium, on the initiative, under the editorial responsibility and under the control of press publishers or a press agency.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-4

…R. 433-6; 2° If it turns out, during t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 642

When it is brought to the attention of the public prosecutor that a document alleged to be forged is in a public depository or has been drawn up in a public depository, the public prosecutor may go to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 643

In all investigations for forgery, the investigating judge, as soon as the document alleged to be forged has been produced before him or has been placed in the hands of the court, shall order it to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 647-4

In the event that the defendant intends to make use of the document alleged to be false, the first president must refer the parties to appeal before such court as he may designate in order to proceed,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 646

If, during a hearing of a tribunal or court, a document in the proceedings, or a document produced, is alleged to be forged, the court shall decide, after hearing the observations of the public prosec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 670

…fy the President of the court to which the disqualified judge belongs of the application he has received in administrative form.The application for disqualification shall not relieve the judge whose d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 674-2

…e has made his observations.For the remainder, the provisions of Book II, Title XX, of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be observed.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 671

The First President shall receive the supplementary pleading of the applicant, if any, and that of the magistrate whose disqualification is proposed; he shall take the opinion of the Public Prosecutor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 673

Any order rejecting an application for recusal shall order the applicant to pay a civil fine of between 75 and 750 euros.

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