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Showing 511520 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

…l for the investigation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided for in articles 221-6,221-6-1,222-19,222-19-1,222-20 and 222-20-1 of the Penal Code in cases that involve multiple v…

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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 706-137

…chambers on the submissions of the public prosecutor, after hearing the applicant or his lawyer or duly summoning them. The court may seek the victim's prior opinion. The measure may only be lifted o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Seizure of assets

Article 706-148

…operty for which confiscation is provided pursuant to the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article 131-21 of the Criminal Code when the law punishing the crime or offence so provides or when the origin o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-151

…without prejudice to previously registered liens and mortgages or the liens referred to in article 2378 of the civil code and arising prior to the date of publication of the decision to seize the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-152

…it is not necessary to maintain the seizure of the property and the sale does not appear to be fraudulent in view of the terms and conditions and the price obtained, the competent judge may decide to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-3

…his fine within one month of the date on which the judgment was handed down, this amount shall be reduced by 20%, without this reduction exceeding 1,500 euros.The president shall inform the sentenced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-177

Within each judicial court whose territorial jurisdiction is extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal, the public prosecutor and the first president, after consulting the public pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-153

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-165

The detailed rules for the application of this Title shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-171

Where the Paris Criminal Court or Juvenile Court declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-170, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as…

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