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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

The national platform for judicial interception is placed under the control of a qualified personality, appointed for a non-renewable period of five years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-54

Pursuant to Article 706-25-10, the file manager shall send the Ministry of the Interior daily notices of new initial entries as provided for in Article 706-25-7, address changes relating to a registra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-52

I.-Pursuant to the provisions of 3° of Article 706-25-9, the authorities, agents or services mentioned in II may directly query the file, via a secure electronic communication system, based solely on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5

For the application of this Title, the magistrate to whom the file of proceedings is referred designates, as the case may be, the investigating judge or the juvenile judge, the liberty and custody jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article R53-51

Subject to the specific provisions of this Title, publicity for seizures of business assets provided for in Article 706-157 is subject to the provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book V of the regul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article R53-52

The registration of seizures of business assets made on the basis of Article 706-157 shall be entered in the register kept by the registrar of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-5

The establishment's expenditure includes staff costs other than those borne by their parent body or administration, operating and equipment costs, costs of managing, recovering and disposing of seized…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article R53-50

The deposit referred to in Article 706-155 shall be made upon production of the order authorising or ordering the seizure of the sums and any document likely to substantiate the rights and identity of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-5

Where the public prosecution has been initiated by the civil party, the investigating or trial court may only award compensation against the latter on the application of the public prosecutor and by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article R112-5

…ing the purpose of the payment and the description of the transaction to his payment service provider. This wording is used in all subsequent payment transactions until it is communicated to the payee…

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