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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-2

The judicial police officer, acting in the course of an investigation or on the basis of a letter rogatory, may proceed against any person against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence of ha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-16

The security retention decision is valid for a period of one year. Security retention may be renewed, after a favourable opinion from the multidisciplinary commission on security measures, in accordan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-1

The persons mentioned in Article 132-78 of the Penal Code shall, where necessary, be subject to protection designed to ensure their safety. They may also benefit from measures designed to ensure their…

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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

Where it appears to the examining magistrate of the Paris Judicial Court that the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72 and do not fall…

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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

Any order made on the basis of articles 706-72-2 or 706-72-3 by which an examining magistrate decides to relinquish jurisdiction or by which the examining magistrate of the Paris Judicial Court decide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

I.-Notwithstanding I of Article 11-2, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the administration in writing of a conviction, even if not final, for one or more of the offences mentioned in II of this artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-2

Where they concern, subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of this Article, one or more of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47, information relating to the identity as well as the addres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file shall be subject, as a security measure, to the obligations set out in this article. The person is required, either, if he or she resides abroad, to c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

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