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

Article D47-5-1

The judicial courts designated in the table set out below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table, the offences mentioned in I of Article 706-2-3. JURISDICTIONAL COURTS Juris…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-5

When the investigating chamber or the trial court that pronounces a decision that the person is not criminally responsible does not decide to have the person hospitalised involuntarily because such ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-5-1

…ce, the sentence enforcement judges present the elements of their report provided for by Article R. 57-2. The conclusions of the two half-yearly conferences are included in the summary of the annual r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article D49-5-1

When the sentence enforcement court examines a case following a referral from a sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 712-6 and that judge is a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-2-5

…d includes the information mentioned in the first paragraph of article D. 48-2-4 and in article D. 45-2-7. It is dated, signed and sealed by the magistrate. A copy of this order is given to the convic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-5-2

The provisions of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-5

The prison integration and probation service located within the jurisdiction of the prison in which the person subject to compulsory release is incarcerated will give or arrange for the person to be g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-5

The date of the technical examination and the subjects of the tests are chosen, by mutual agreement, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, by the director of criminal a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-5

When the standard counterfoil receipt provided for in Article A. 37-27-1 is issued by an automated system involving the printing of sheets to be given to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-20-5

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

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