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Showing 201210 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

When the wanted person appears, the investigating chamber establishes his or her identity and takes his or her statements, a record of which is drawn up. The hearing is public, unless publicity is lik…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-33

If the Investigating Chamber considers that the information communicated by the issuing Member State in the European arrest warrant is insufficient to enable it to rule on the surrender, it shall requ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-6

Where the agreement provides for the payment of a public interest fine, payment shall be made to an accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance.The accounting officer of the Direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-3

…acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 628 and do not fall within its jurisdiction in any other respect, this magistrate declares that he has n…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-6

…the Code of Criminal Procedure: 1° Of his or her detention, as well as the duration of the measure and any extensions that may be granted; 2° The presumed nature, date and place of the offence that h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-3

Any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting that he has participated, as a perpetrator or accomplice, in the commission of a crime or offence punishable by imp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-3

…The operations mentioned in the first paragraph of this article may be carried out by the technical and forensic police services or bodies of the national police and the national gendarmerie under the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-3

…mined a second time. The doctor will decide whether the detainee is fit to remain in police custody and will make any useful observations. Except in the case of insurmountable circumstances, the inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-3

…nder the supervision of the public prosecutor, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the liberty and custody judge provided for in articles 63-4-2 and 706-88 to 706-88-2 in relation to extending th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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