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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-2

The public prosecutor or, with his authorisation, the officer or agent of the judicial police may carry out the operations provided for by Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-3

The judicial police officer or, under his supervision, the judicial police agent may, for the needs of the investigation, under the conditions provided for in article 76, have recourse to the operatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 75-1

When instructing criminal investigation officers to carry out a preliminary investigation, the public prosecutor sets the time limit within which this investigation must be carried out. He may extend…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 75-2

The judicial police officer conducting a preliminary investigation into a crime or misdemeanour notifies the public prosecutor as soon as a person against whom there is evidence giving rise to a presu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1

If it is necessary to carry out technical or scientific findings or examinations, the public prosecutor or, with the latter's authorisation, the officer or agent of the judicial police or, under their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-1

Article 61-3 is applicable to the preliminary investigation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-4

If the needs of the investigation into a crime or offence punishable by at least three years' imprisonment so require, the public prosecutor may issue a search warrant for any person against whom ther…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-3

The request referred to in II of Article 77-2 shall be made to the public prosecutor under whose direction the investigation is being conducted. Failing this, if this information is not known to the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-7

Any licence holder who takes part in an event without the authorisation of the federation of which he is a member is liable to disciplinary action as provided for in the rules of that federation.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article L311-7

Infringements of the provisions applicable to the classification and pricing of hotels are recorded and prosecuted under the conditions set out in articles L. 450-1 to L. 450-3 of the French Commercia…

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