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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-23

Where a plea alleging that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is submitted by the accused before the president of the investigating chamber hearin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-30

The parties have a period of one month from the decision to refer the question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation to make known any observations they may have before the Court. They are sig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-31

When the priority question of constitutionality is raised in the course of an appeal, the separate pleading provided for in article 23-5 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 shall bear the words: "…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-21

In accordance with the provisions of Article 23-1 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 on the Organic Law on the Constitutional Council, the party who argues, in support of an application made unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-24

When the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is raised by a detainee, in support of a request that may be made by handing it to the head…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-29

When it is raised for the first time in the appeal proceedings, the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be presented in a separate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Courts dealing with secure detention

Article R53-8-42

…asis of the information in the case file, after hearing the public prosecutor and the person's lawyer. The decisions of the national court are notified in the same way as those of the enforcement divi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-44

Security surveillance for a period of two years may be ordered and, where appropriate, renewed by the regional court for security retention, in respect of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-4

The public prosecutor immediately informs the file manager of decisions to acquit or acquit in proceedings that have given rise to registration in the file once they have become final. The investigati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-45

The opinion of the multi-disciplinary committee on security measures proposing placement under security surveillance or renewal of this measure is given in the light of the information contained in th…

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