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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article R732-6

…list of mixed commercial courts whose registry is provided by a commercial court clerk corresponds to that set out in the table in Annex 7-3 to this book.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-6

People who hold a national diploma attesting to training of a duration at least equal to four years of higher education after the baccalaureate, who meet the conditions for access to the civil service…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-65

…rticle D. 49-29 includes a specific file number in which all the documents and information relating to the victim or civil party of the offence are grouped together.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-64

In the exercise of their powers, the public prosecutor and the courts responsible for enforcing sentences, as well as, if a case is referred to them, the prison integration and probation service, shal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-66

When the sentence enforcement court informs the victim pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 712-16-1, it shall inform the victim of his or her option to be assisted by a victim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-67

Whether or not they have brought a civil action during the proceedings, victims who wish to be informed of the sentenced person's release in accordance with the provisions of Articles 712-16-1 and 712…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-68

The notice sent to the victim pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-16-2 informs the victim that if the convicted person breaches the prohibition on receiving, meeting or entering into contac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-6

The procedures for applying the provisions of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-69

…is or her compensation in the context of a probationary suspension, a suspension with an obligation to perform community service, a socio-judicial supervision or a sentence adjustment measure, and of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article D546-6

…ituation is reassessed and the manner in which the sentence enforcement judge and the public prosecutor are informed of the situation.

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