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Showing 13611370 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Minority rights

Article 388-2

Where, in proceedings, the interests of a minor appear to be in opposition to those of his legal representatives, the guardianship judge under the conditions provided for in Article 383 or, failing th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-5

On the occasion of the control referred to in the preceding article, the judge may ask the legal administrator to submit to the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court an annu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-6

The legal administrator is required to comply with the summonses of the guardianship judge and the public prosecutor and to provide them with any information they require.The judge may issue injunctio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-38

…icial police agent acting under his responsibility shall draw up a report of each of the operations to set up the technical means mentioned in Article 230-32 and the operations to record location data…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-20

…onstitute a crime punishable by thirty years' imprisonment or life imprisonment, it refers the case to the assize court. If the accused appeared in custody, he shall remain in pre-trial detention unti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-9

The appeal shall be lodged within ten days of the delivery of the judgment. However, the time limit shall run only from the service of the judgment, by whatever method, on the party who was not presen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-21

An appeal against the decisions of the departmental criminal court shall be heard by the assize court under the conditions laid down in subtitle I of this title for appeals against judgments handed do…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-22

For the purposes of the provisions relating to legal aid, the departmental criminal court is treated in the same way as the assize court.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 386 bis

In the event of an indictment for the offence provided for in article 415 and in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred, legal costs and confiscation, the president of the judicial court may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-38

…n respect of earlier acts, unless, within thirty days of his release, he is arrested on French territory.

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