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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 859

…d forms for objecting to the judgment handed down by the Cour de cassation provided for in Article 589 are those defined in Articles 855 and 856.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 883

The time limits provided for in Article

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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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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 862

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the president of the court of first instance shall exercise the powers vested in the commission mentioned in Article 706-4.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 867

The powers vested in the competent public accountant by

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XIII: Criminal records

Article 875

For the application of article 768-1, the powers of the national criminal record are exercised by the registry of the court of first instance, which receives, in the case of legal entities whose regis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Investigations

Article 880

Where the movement of a lawyer or a person approved pursuant to article 879 appears materially impossible, the powers vested in the lawyer by the articles 63-4 to 63-4-3 may be exercised by a person c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 816

…gation for the civil party to declare an address to the investigating judge provided for by Article 89 means, for the overseas territories and New Caledonia, an address located in the territory where…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 879

The powers vested by this code in lawyers and parties' counsel may be exercised by persons approved by the President of the Mamoudzou Chamber of Appeal. Such persons are exempt from the requirement of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803

No person may be handcuffed or shackled unless he or she is considered to be either dangerous to others or to himself or herself, or likely to attempt to abscond. In either case, all appropriate measu…

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