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Showing 921930 of 27713 articles for Art. Décret n° 2002-120 du 30 janvier 2002

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-42

Where several Member States have issued a European arrest warrant for the same person, whether for the same act or for different acts, the choice of the European arrest warrant to be executed shall be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…rant must be brought before the territorially competent public prosecutor within forty-eight hours. During this period, the provisions of Articles 63-1 to 63-7 shall apply. After verifying the identit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-41

…Article 56-1. This surrender may take place even if the European Arrest Warrant cannot be executed due to the escape or death of the wanted person. The investigating chamber may, if it deems it neces…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-46

…rson sought, under the conditions set out in Articles 568-1 and 574-2. Consent is given when the conduct for which it is requested constitutes one of the offences referred to in Article 694-32, and fa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-44

…stioned, unless he or she expressly waives this, in the presence of his or her lawyer or the latter duly summoned. The wanted person's lawyer shall be summoned no later than five working days before t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-45

…forms provided for in the articles 695-28 and 695-29, the first to third paragraphs of article 695-30, and the last paragraph of l'article 695-31, it being for the judicial authority of the issuing M…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28-1

For the examination of requests for the execution of a European arrest warrant concerning the perpetrators of acts of terrorism, the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal, the First President…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-26

…ade under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article 695-15. Articles 74-2 and 230-33 are applicable to the search for a person who is the subject of a European arrest warrant. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-544

The provisions of Title I of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002 relating to working hours and the organisation of work in the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 ter

…the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 706 are recruited as contract agents. The décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales applicables aux agents non tit…

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