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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-10

…the person before the liberty and custody judge so that the latter can order that the person be placed under judicial supervision, under house arrest with electronic monitoring or, exceptionally and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11

…sident of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him decides to homologate the proposed sentence or sentences is motivated by the findings, on the one hand, that the person, in the presence of h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-14

On pain of nullity of the proceedings, a report shall be drawn up of the formalities completed pursuant to articles 495-8 to 495-13. Where the person has not accepted the proposed sentence or sentence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-16

…isions of this section do not apply to minors under the age of eighteen or in respect of press offences, manslaughter or political offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Opposition

Article 490-1

Where the objector is a prisoner, the objection may be made by means of a declaration to the head of the prison.This declaration shall be recorded, dated and signed by the head of the prison. It is al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Iterative defects

Article 494-1

…provided for in the first to fifth paragraphs of article 494 and if justified by special circumstances, the court may, by a specially reasoned decision, modify the judgment against which the objectio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-12

Where the person declares that he or she does not accept the proposed sentence or sentences, or where the president of the judicial court or his or her delegate issues an order refusing homologation,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-4

Where the financial assistance gives rise to the drawing up of an agreement with the beneficiary, and unless otherwise provided for in these general regulations, the terms of payment and, where applic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-4

The Commission may draw up its own rules of procedure, covering in particular the ethical obligations of its members, which shall be approved by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-4

…adoption of the resolution on that matter is prohibited, for the duration of his or her term of office, from any discussion relating to that resolution with the other members of the committee.

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