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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 368

No person who has been legally acquitted may again be convicted or charged in respect of the same acts, even under a different characterisation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 370

…used of the option granted to him, depending on the case, to lodge an appeal or appeal in cassation and will inform him of the time limit for lodging an appeal or appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 369

…in the course of the proceedings charges are brought against the accused in respect of other facts, and where the public prosecutor's office has made reservations for the purposes of prosecution, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 366

…courtroom. The president calls the accused to appear, reads out the answers made to the questions, and pronounces the judgment of conviction, absolution or acquittal.The texts of the law to which app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 367

…if the accused is sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment as long as the judgment is not final and, if applicable, during the appeal proceedings, the judgment of the assize court shall be deemed…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Statement of facts.

Article 334

1. The results of checks carried out under the conditions set out in Article 65 above and, in general, those of investigations and questioning carried out by customs officers are recorded in the offic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jurisdiction ratione loci.

Article 358

…ught before the competent court in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.2. Disputes relating to the claim, to requests made pursuant to Article 352 and those relating to de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 306

…a still is required to inform this administration within fifteen days of the transfer, of the name and domicile of his purchaser. The authorisation mentioned above is refused to natural persons other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-1

…the summons to appear in court served on the accused, on the instructions of the public prosecutor and within the time limits laid down by article 552, either by a court clerk, an officer or agent of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 392-1

…f the deposit that the latter must, if it has not obtained legal aid, deposit at the court registry and the time limit within which it must be made on pain of non-admissibility of the direct summons.…

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