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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-10

…nt, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2° The non-material damage caused to the injured party; 3° And the profits made by the infringer, including the savings on inte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-10

The investigating judge is competent to rule on requests to freeze assets as well as to execute them.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-10

…lso proceed on his own initiative. If it transpires that the person is no longer at the address indicated, the criminal investigation police officer informs the public prosecutor, who immediately regi…

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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 706-53-10

…long as the entries concerned relate to legal proceedings that are still in progress, except in the case of an entry based on the same 5°, as long as the person has not been rehabilitated or the measu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-3

…e referred to in Article 706-102-1 specifies the offence giving rise to the operations, the exact location or detailed description of the automated data processing systems and the duration of the oper…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-3

…otice given to the parties. The last three paragraphs of Article 706-77 and article 706-78 are applicable to this order.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

…ourts designated by decree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-5

The procedures for applying this Title, in particular the conditions under which specially designated judicial police officers may assist the magistrates designated pursuant to Article 706-106-2, shal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-5

With a view to setting up the technical device referred to in Article 706-102-1, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, or the investigating judge may authorise entry…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-1

A technical device may be set up for the purpose, without the consent of the persons concerned, of accessing, recording, retaining and transmitting computer data in any place, as stored in a computer…

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