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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 873

Article 763 reads as follows: "Art. 763.-In the event that a sentence handed down in a criminal case is time-barred, the convicted person is automatically and permanently subject to a ban on residence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 878

For the application of this code to the Department of Mayotte, the words: "cour d'appel" and the words: "chambre des appels correctionnels" are replaced by the words: "chambre d'appel de Mamoudzou". R…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 815

For the application of article 88, legal aid must be understood to mean the legal aid or assistance scheme applicable locally.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 851

Other than the provisions made applicable by articles 544 and 545, the articles 841 and 845 are applicable before the police court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 882

The obligation for the person under investigation to declare an address to the investigating judge provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article 116 means an address located in the Department.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800

…laim is time-barred. The decision is notified to the claimant in the manner set out in article R. 228. The stakeholder may lodge an appeal against the decision establishing the foreclosure within the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 818

The obligation for the person under investigation to declare an address to the investigating judge provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article 116 means an address situated in the territory where t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 823

…on the seventh working day thereafter. The period provided for in the second paragraph of Article 187-1 is also extended to seven working days.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The Assize Court

Article 829

Without prejudice to the application of Article 257, jury duty is also incompatible with the following functions: assessors of the tribunal du travail; assessors of the tribunal mixte de commerce; ass…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 863

Article 706-9 shall read as follows: "Art. 706-9.-The commission or, in Wallis and Futuna, the president of the court of first instance shall take into account in the amount of the sums awarded to the…

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