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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 218

The provisions of articles 171,172 and of the last paragraph of Article 174 shall apply to this chapter. The regularity of the judgments of the investigating chambers and the regularity of the previou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 213

…our or a contravention, it orders the case to be referred to the Criminal Court, in the first case, and to the Police Court, in the second case. Article 184 shall apply. The detained defendant is imme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 214

If the acts charged against the persons under investigation constitute an offence classified as a felony by law, the investigating chamber shall order the indictment before the assize court or before…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 217

…ties' lawyers are notified of the judgments within three days by registered letter. In the same way and within the same time limits, the parties are informed of the decisions to dismiss the case and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 219

The president of the investigating division, and in courts where there are several investigating divisions, one of the presidents specially appointed by the general assembly, exercises the specific po…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-20

Articles R. 643-21 and R. 643-22 are applicable when the court pronounces the closure of the professional recovery procedure without liquidation. The judicial representative or the person chosen on th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 218

The judge conducting the investigation may, of his own motion or at the request of the parties, summon or hear any person whose testimony he deems useful in ascertaining the truth.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 213

The judge may hear or question witnesses on all facts the proof of which is admitted by law, even if these facts would not be indicated in the decision prescribing the enquiry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 219

…rded in minutes. However, if they are taken during the debates, only the names of the persons heard and the result of their depositions shall be mentioned in the judgment where the case is to be tried…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 214

The parties must not interrupt or interpellate or seek to influence the witnesses giving evidence, or address them directly, on pain of exclusion. The judge shall, if he considers it necessary, ask th…

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