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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-5

…tioned in Article 697-4, a detached chamber of the Paris judicial court specialising in military matters may be temporarily set up outside the territory of the Republic by decree of the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-5

…criminal proceedings are brought, this time limit is extended and does not expire until one year after the court has given a final ruling on the public prosecution or on the civil action brought befo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-5

The court seised pursuant to this chapter shall retain jurisdiction irrespective of the charges retained in the settlement or judgment of the case, subject to the application of Articles 181 and 469.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-51

The ad hoc administrator appointed pursuant to the previous article shall be appointed by the competent magistrate, either from among the child's relatives, or from a list of persons whose constitutio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-53

At all stages of the proceedings, a minor who is the victim of a crime or offence may, at his or her request, be accompanied by his or her legal representative and, where applicable, by the adult of h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-59

Under no circumstances may the identity or address of a witness who has benefited from the provisions of articles 706-57 or 706-58 may not be revealed, except in the case provided for in the last para…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-57

…address declared is his or her professional address.The personal address of these persons is then entered in a register, opened for this purpose and kept in paper or digital format.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-52

…xclusively audio by decision of the public prosecutor or investigating judge, if justified by the interests of the minor. The public prosecutor, investigating judge or judicial police officer in charg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

…d for in the previous paragraph. The identity and address of the person shall be recorded in a register, which shall be opened for this purpose at the judicial court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54

…est of the persons concerned, when the identification searches which justified their collection are terminated. The genetic fingerprints of ascendants, descendants and collaterals of persons whose ide…

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