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Showing 251260 of 58479 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-1-1987 n° 85-14.930

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1-1

The sentence enforcement judge gives his opinion, except in emergencies, on the transfer of convicts from one establishment to another.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

The representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the court which handed down the sentencing decision shall be competent to forward to the competent authority of another Member State of the Euro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

If the representative of the public prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

When the convicted person is on French territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office shall conduct or arrange for the convicted person to be heard in order to obtain his or her oral…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-16

Before transmitting the sentencing decision and the certificate, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office may consult the competent authority of the executing State in order to determine,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-19

The representative of the public prosecutor shall forward to the competent authority of the executing State a certified copy of the sentencing decision and the original or a copy of the certificate re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-14

…nd last paragraph) to 706-12, when his resources are below the ceiling set by l'article 4 de la loi n° 91-647 du 10 juillet 1991 relative à l'aide juridique to benefit from partial legal aid, taking i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-128

Articles 706-122 à 706-127 are applicable before the Investigating Chamber in the event of an appeal against an order of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1 : Support for world cinema in partnership with the Institut français

Article 712-1

Financial aid is awarded jointly with the Institut français to support the development of co-productions of works that are representative of the world's cinematographies.The conditions for awarding th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-11

The sums representing the automatic financial aid to which foreign sales companies are entitled are calculated on the basis of commercial representation in cinemas, making available to the public on s…

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