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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72

…gation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in article 323-4-1 du code pénal.The same articles 706-80 to 706-87, 706-95 to 706-103 and 706-105 are also applicable to the inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-11

The decisions of the sentence enforcement judge and the sentence enforcement court may be appealed by the sentenced person, by the public prosecutor and by the public prosecutor, as from their notific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-8 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 752-3)

Article ANNEXE À L'ARTICLE A. 752-3

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE L. 752-23 OF THE CODE DE COMMERCEYou can consult the form at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000039216507

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136

…order, it may order the following security measures against the person, for a period that it shall determine and that may not exceed ten years in criminal cases and twenty years if the acts committed…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-7

The duration of the suspension measures mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-1 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degree of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-79

The magistrates mentioned in Article 706-76 and the public prosecutor at the competent court of appeal may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in the provisions of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

…and social security, suspend or withdraw an early access authorisation when one of the conditions set out in I and II of article L. 5121-12 is no longer met or for any of the reasons mentioned in 3°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-7

When a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision including a treatment order is to undergo a custodial sentence, he or she shall serve this sentence in a prison provided for by the third paragrap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-13

…court of appeal may be extended to the jurisdiction of several courts of appeal by a decree which determines the list and jurisdiction of these courts. If it upholds a judgment refusing to grant one…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75

…ld appear to be of great complexity. This jurisdiction extends to related offences. A decree shall determine the list and jurisdiction of these courts, which shall comprise a section of the public pro…

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