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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article 715

The examining magistrate, the president of the examining chamber and the president of the assize court, as well as the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor, may give all necessary orders either…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article 724

Persons remanded in custody or sentenced to a custodial sentence shall be booked and detained in prisons under the conditions laid down in the provisions of the Prison Code..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article 726

The placement, on an exceptional basis, of juvenile detainees over the age of sixteen in a disciplinary cell may not exceed seven days.In an emergency, juvenile detainees over the age of sixteen may,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 732

The conditional release decision lays down the terms and conditions under which freedom is granted and maintained, as well as the nature and duration of the assistance and supervision measures. If it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 731

The granting of conditional release may be subject to special conditions as well as assistance and monitoring measures designed to facilitate and verify the rehabilitation of the released person. In p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 748

…dents of enforcement. However, the hearing shall be public.If the challenge arises in the course of and on the occasion of a new prosecution, it shall be decided by the court or tribunal hearing that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 751

Judicial restraint may not be imposed on persons who were minors at the time of the offence, nor on persons aged sixty-five or over at the time of conviction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 758

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article L. 216-1 du code pénitentiaire, la contrainte judiciaire est subie en établissement pénitentiaire, dans le quartier à ce destiné.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 778

…e closed.The rectification is requested by petition to the president of the court or tribunal that handed down the decision. If the decision was handed down by an assize court, the request is submitte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 750

The maximum duration of the judicial constraint is set as follows:

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