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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-5

…4, the committal or arrest warrant shall remain enforceable; the prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decision to relinquish jurisdiction or lack of jurisdiction b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-4

When the Criminal Court or the Paris Juvenile Court declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-72-3, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-2

…nquish jurisdiction in favour of the Paris investigating court. The parties are notified in advance and invited to make their observations by the examining magistrate; the order is made eight days, at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-3

…ts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72 and do not fall within its jurisdiction on any other grounds, this judge shall declare that he has n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-6

…of justice, decide that the investigation will be continued in that court. The investigating judge and the public prosecutor shall be notified of the judgment of the Criminal Division and the parties…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-7

…ector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° Organs and tissues of human origin and labile blood products ; 2° Cells of human origin and the cell therap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation

Article 702

In peacetime, crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation shall be investigated and tried by the ordinary courts and according to the rules of this Code. When the acts prosecut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation

Article 701

In wartime, crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation and related offences are investigated and tried by the armed forces courts as set out in the code of military justice. H…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-7

…ovided for in Article D. 1611-32-4 at least once a year. The deadline for submission is set by the mandate in such a way that the principal's public accountant is in a position to produce his manageme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

The marriage certificate will state: 1° The forenames, surnames, occupations, ages, dates and places of birth, domiciles and residences of the spouses; 2° The forenames, surnames, occupations and domi…

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