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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47-1

…information submitted on a case-by-case basis by Europol within the limits of its responsibilities and for the performance of its tasks. The provisions of the previous paragraph shall apply without p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines for offences not involving the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-25

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Collection", the offender and the enforcement officers sign their names under the heading: "He acknowledges having been infor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A20

…he examination, the chairman convenes a meeting of the examination board to establish the marking standards and to allocate the papers to the markers. The anonymity of the papers is ensured by the use…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A14

The list of candidates admitted to sit the technical examination is drawn up by the director of the police academy and approved by the director general of the national police force.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A17

The rules for selecting and preparing candidates for the technical examination are set out in a circular from the Minister of the Interior.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A2

The technical examination for judicial police officers of the national gendarmerie provided for in article R. 5 gendarmes with at least three years' service in the gendarmerie on 1 January of the year…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A5

…xamination provided for in the preceding article is as follows:Criminal procedurePublic prosecution and civil action: general concepts.The authorities invested by law with judicial police missions:- t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A12

Candidates who have failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to sit the technical examination for judicial police officers.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A16

…g magistrate. Investigations, identity checks: - legal frameworks; - identity checks, verifications and records.Investigation: - first and second instance; - judicial supervision and pre-trial detenti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A19

…academy in accordance with the directives issued by the Minister of the Interior.During the tests, candidates may only have :- codes (which may be annotated by the publisher, but not commented on) ;-…

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