Article 173-1
On pain of inadmissibility, the person under investigation must put forward pleas alleging the nullity of acts performed before his first appearance examination or of this examination itself within si…
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On pain of inadmissibility, the person under investigation must put forward pleas alleging the nullity of acts performed before his first appearance examination or of this examination itself within si…
Where the civil party is a legal entity, the civil fine provided for in article 177-2 may be pronounced against its legal representative, if the latter's bad faith is established.
When the Investigating Chamber quashes an indictment for breach of the provisions of Article 80-1, the person is considered to be an assisted witness from the time of their first appearance and for al…
In all matters, the duration of the investigation may not exceed a reasonable period in view of the seriousness of the acts alleged against the person under investigation, the complexity of the invest…
When making an order dismissing an investigation initiated on the basis of a civil party's claim, the investigating judge may, at the request of the public prosecutor and by reasoned decision, if he c…
The processing operations covered by this section may not be used for administrative purposes.
The departmental criminal court, which sits in the same place as the assize court or, by way of exception and under the conditions set out in article 235, in another judicial court in the same départe…
The Board of Directors of the National Sports Agency includes two Members of Parliament and two Senators, each with an advisory vote. From 1 January 2020, its composition will respect parity between m…
A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall define the conditions for the application of this chapter. In particular, it shall specify the financial and accounting arrangements for these establishments. It d…
A sports association that forms a sports company is the addressee of the deliberations of the company's management bodies. It may take the actions provided for in articles L. 225-230 to L. 225-232 of…
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