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Showing 941950 of 16327 articles for Art. CA Paris 28-6-1994

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-4

The courts referred to in Article 697 based in Paris also have jurisdiction to hear crimes and offences committed outside the territory of the Republic by members of the French armed forces or against…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 64

…from which he or she was either released or brought before the competent magistrate ; 3° Where applicable, any hearings of the person in police custody carried out in other proceedings during the peri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-1

…hin the scope of article 628, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63

…m of the reasons justifying, pursuant to Article 62-2, this placement and inform him of the classification of the facts that he has notified to the person pursuant to 2° of Article 63-1. The Public Pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-6

In principle, the confiscation order is transmitted for enforcement to a single State. If the confiscation order relates to specific items of property, the public prosecutor shall transmit it, togethe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-64

…crecy of the ballot, the free and anonymous personal nature of the vote, the integrity of the votes cast, effective monitoring of the ballot and a posteriori control by the election judge. Data relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-63

Voting may take place electronically. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods. The electoral regulations set out the conditions under which nurses who are not equipped for electronic votin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 668

…d by a civil solidarity pact or his cohabiting partner, is a relative or ally, up to the degree indicated above, of the tutor, subrogated tutor, curator or legal adviser of one of the parties or of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-3

When it appears to the investigating judge in Paris that the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 628 and do not fall within its jurisdiction…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

…tion (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, Chapter II of Title V of…

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