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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: General provisions

Article R197

The public prosecutors and the public prosecutors shall at the same time examine the writings to ensure that they comply with the requirements of Article R. 185, and they shall reduce at the appropria…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R257

For the application of article R. 15-12, notifications are made by the secretary of the commission to the claimant via the military or administrative hierarchical authority, which issues a notice agai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R363

For the application of article R. 15-12, notifications are made by the secretary of the commission to the claimant via the military or administrative hierarchical authority, which issues a notice agai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Translating interpreters

Article R122

Written translations are paid per page of French text. This page is 250 words long. Oral translations are paid per hour of presence as soon as the interpreter is made available to the public prosecuto…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R278

For the application of article R. 49-8-2 in New Caledonia, the words: "to the representative of the State in the department in which it has its headquarters and, in Paris, to the Prefect of Police" ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of statements and briefs

Article R222

Stakeholders shall draw up and send their statements and bills of costs, together with supporting documents, in electronic form. To this end, they shall use the teleservice designated by the Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R306

Article R. 82 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 82.-The bulletin no. 3 may only be requested by the person it concerns or their legal representative in the case of a minor or an adult under guardianship…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-11-1

I.-The number of secondary establishments referred to in 1° of Article L. 621-4-1 is three.The threshold referred to in the sixth paragraph of this same article corresponds to a net turnover of 20 mil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R290

Article R. 62 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 62.-In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the criminal record instituted by the court of first instance is kept by the chie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-145

No remuneration is payable:1° For handwritten entries made for internal information purposes at the registry, on deeds or documents kept at the registry or drawn up by it or on documents produced;2° F…

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