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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11-3

When a person charged with the offence of failing to represent a child under the article 227-5 of the Criminal Code maintains that the acts of which he or she is accused were justified by violence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-3

When the procedure of simultaneous countersignatures is applied, the minutes are signed by the magistrate and his clerk, then transmitted by fax or electronic means to the place where the person heard…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-34-1

When the enforcement judge receives a request from the public prosecutor to impose a judicial restraint order or enforce a days' fine, and finds that the convicted offender has paid the fine or days'…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-39-1

In the event of an appeal by the public prosecutor or the sentenced person, the other party has an additional period of twenty-four hours or five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal, depending on wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-35-1

When the sentence enforcement judge issues a warrant to bring a person pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 712-17, the provisions of the second paragraph of article 125 and those of article 127…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-37-1

If judicial supervision includes placement under mobile electronic monitoring, the sentence enforcement court or the sentence enforcement judge shall notify the sentenced person, before his release an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-3

The syllabus for the technical examination is as follows: Criminal procedure Public prosecution and civil action: general concepts. Authorities invested by law with judicial police missions: - the jud…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control.

Article R518-30-1

The accounting, prudential and internal control obligations applicable to Caisse des dépôts et consignations are set out in Decree 2020-94 of 5 February 2020.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article R533-18-3

Members of staff of an investment firm who have been given authority to sign on behalf of that firm may not take up any other employment or perform any paid work outside that firm without first inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-3

I.-On receipt of a complete application, the Autorité des marchés financiers will examine it and forward it within five working days to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for its opi…

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