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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16-1

Within one month of being notified of the decision to refuse, suspend or withdraw authorisation, the judicial police officer may ask the public prosecutor to withdraw the decision. The public prosecut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 19-1

The public prosecutor's rating of the authorised judicial police officer is taken into account for any promotion decision.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, Hospices civils de Lyon and Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille

Article R6147-1

The Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, the Hospices civils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille are university hospital centres, to which the provisions of Chapter II of Title…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-36-1

Once a year, the ombudsman and the public prosecutor's delegate send an activity report to the public prosecutor or, if they exercise their duties within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-35-1

The list of persons authorised by the public prosecutor is sent to the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144-1

…ving regard to the seriousness of the offences with which the person under investigation is charged and the complexity of the investigations necessary to establish the truth. Without prejudice to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-1

…isdemeanour either to a criminal penalty or to an unsuspended prison sentence of more than one year and when he or she is facing a sentence of five years or less. In other cases, as an exceptional mea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation for detention

Article 149-1

…ent of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit was handed down.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-1

…so be requested in any case by any person under investigation, any defendant or any accused person, and at any stage of the proceedings.When a trial court is seised, it is responsible for ruling on pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 147-1

In all matters and at all stages of the proceedings, except where there is a serious risk that the offence will be repeated, the release of a person remanded in custody may be ordered, ex officio or a…

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