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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-90

…ent cases and for preliminary investigations concerning one or more of the offences referred to in 11° of Article 706-73, these operations may, however, concern residential premises outside the hours…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

…8, decide that the current police custody of a person, based on one of the offences referred to in 11° of Article 706-73, will be subject to an additional extension of twenty-four hours, renewable onc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

…udgment declaring the person not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental disorder by which: 1° It declares that there are sufficient charges against the person for having committed the acts of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-16

The authorisation mentioned in 1° of article 706-95-12 is issued for a maximum period of one month, renewable once under the same conditions of form and duration. The authorisation mentioned in 2° of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

…8, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provided for in the last paragraph of Article 313-2 du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

…rson, for a maximum period of forty-eight hours or, in the case of an offence referred to in 3° or 11° of the same Article 706-73, for a maximum period of seventy-two hours. The postponement of the la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-77

…udicial court may, for offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11° and 18°, 706-73-1 and 706-74, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…may also authorise judicial police officers to carry out these operations in residential premises : 1° Where a crime or flagrant offence is involved; 2° Where there is an immediate risk of evidence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…conditions, concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the following jurisdictional criteria: 1° Place of registration of the vessel, craft or platform or of its attachment in customs; 2° Place…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…ing crimes and offences is that provided for by this Code, subject to the provisions of this Title: 1° Crime of murder committed in an organised gang provided for by 8° of Article 221-4 of the Crimina…

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