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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-38

By application of the provisions of Article 706-176, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table, the offences referred to in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-3

Where there is no victim support office within the court and the sentence is handed down in the presence of the civil party, the sentence enforcement office may be asked to receive the civil party aft…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-31

When the sentence enforcement judge is required to travel to a prison in order to carry out the duties devolved upon him or her by this Code or by the provisions of the Criminal Code, travel and subsi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-30

…traction by the police, gendarmerie or prison administration services in accordance with Article D. 315.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-33

The adversarial hearing before the sentence enforcement judge provided for in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article D49-3

Unless otherwise provided for in the table below, the usual seat of the sentence enforcement court shall be that of the judicial court of the seat of the court of appeal.COURS D'APPELJUDICIAL COURTS s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-34

…ird paragraph of Article D. 49-18 and may be appealed under the conditions set out in Article D. 49-39, within twenty-four hours of its notification. The appeal is examined by the president of the enf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-32

…ed letter with acknowledgement of receipt or in accordance with the procedures set out in article 503. In the event of the rejection, acceptance or postponement of a request made by the sentenced pers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35

The sentence enforcement judge who, in the case provided for by Article 712-8, considers modifying a measure on its own initiative or receives a request for modification from the sentenced person, com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-39

…he first two paragraphs of article 502, or in accordance with the procedures set out in l'article 503. The 24-hour time limit for appeal provided for in 1° of Article 712-11 expires at midnight on the…

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