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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessment Board

Article D234

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 136-2 of the Penitentiary Code, the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction a penitentiary establishment is located and the public pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D536

The decision granting a sentenced person the benefit of conditional release may also make the granting and continuation of this measure subject to one of the obligations and prohibitions set out in ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D56

…aration from other detainees that he or she may order in accordance with the provisions of Articles D. 56-1 and D. 56-2, the magistrate responsible for the information file has the right to prescribe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…visual works belonging to the genres of fiction, documentary and animation provided for in articles D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified by means of a points scale set by decision taken in application of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The respective powers of the sentence enforcement judge, the other instructing magistrates and the director of the prison integration and probation service

Article D578

…hostels or accommodation organisations housing the persons mentioned by the provisions of articles D. 113-36, D. 113-41, D. 522-4 and D. 542-1 of the French Penitentiary Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Health organisation

Article D360

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 322-5 and D. 215-13 of the French Prison Code, the transfer to a more appropriate prison of remand prisoners who do not benefit, in the prison where th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D11

…tigation, the name of the officer who personally carried out each of the operations must be specified.However, the public prosecutor may, by special instructions, ask the judicial police officers to d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D12

…rial jurisdiction. At the end of his operations, he keeps the latter informed of the results obtained. At the end of his operations, he keeps the latter informed of the results obtained. He shall ment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D9

Officers of the judicial police must state their name and capacity in all reports they draw up in matters of judicial police..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D10

When executing a letter rogatory, judicial police officers shall draw up separate reports for each of the acts they are called upon to perform.Each report must mention the name and capacity of the jud…

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