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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 865

In the territory of French Polynesia, the examinations provided for in articles 706-88 and 706-88-1 may be carried out under the conditions defined in Article 813.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 869

For the application of Article 719 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, journalists are either holders of the professional identity card defined by the Labour Code, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The Assize Court

Article 834

For the application of Article 269, the accused may be transferred to a prison other than a remand centre.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 835

For the application of Article 392-1, legal aid must be understood to mean the legal aid or assistance scheme in force locally.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 836

In New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the criminal court ruling as a panel is completed by two assessors under the conditions set out in the Code of Judicial Organisation.In the Wallis a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 846

The additional period provided for in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The Assize Court

Article 830

The minimum number of jurors provided for by the first paragraph of l'article 260 is set at 80 for the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 839

For the application of Article 407, the court clerk may be appointed as interpreter for one of the languages in use in the territory. In this case, he is exempt from the oath. If there is a permanent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 848

In Nouméa, Mata-Utu and Papeete, the police court is constituted by a judge of the court of first instance, an officer of the public prosecutor's office as set out in articles 45 to 48,810 and 811, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IX: Quotations and meanings

Article 854

The period provided for by Article 552 between the day on which the summons is issued and the day set for the appearance before the court is at least ten days if the party summoned resides on the isla…

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