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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-1

The judicial support measure may not be ordered if the person is benefiting from a legal protection measure provided for in Chapter II of this title. The order of a legal protection measure automatica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 3

The civil action may be brought at the same time as the public action and before the same court. It will be admissible for all counts of damage, both material and bodily or moral, arising from the act…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-2

…mission involve the Inspectorate General of Justice in the relevant investigation department. They may be ordered by the Minister of Justice and are then directed by a magistrate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-3

The judicial police officer or, under his supervision, the judicial police agent may, for the needs of the investigation, under the conditions provided for in article 76, have recourse to the operatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-2

…estigating judge, who rules after hearing the public prosecutor's submissions. Judicial supervision may also be ordered by the liberty and custody judge, when the matter is referred to him.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 286

Where the committal order relates to several unrelated offences, the president may, either of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, order that the accused be immediately prosecute…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Revision of the jury list

Article 290

…sions are set out in a reasoned judgment, after the public prosecutor has been heard. This judgment may only be challenged by way of an appeal in cassation at the same time as the judgment on the meri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 422

A person who has joined as a civil party may no longer be heard as a witness. However, the civil party is treated in the same way as a witness as regards the payment of compensation, unless the court…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-17

…forms a sports company is the addressee of the deliberations of the company's management bodies. It may take the actions provided for in articles L. 225-230 to L. 225-232 of the French Commercial Code…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-7

…sports federations and youth and popular education associations approved by the Minister for Youth may introduce appropriate rules that do not endanger the safety of participants.

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