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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-51

The ad hoc administrator appointed pursuant to the previous article shall be appointed by the competent magistrate, either from among the child's relatives, or from a list of persons whose constitutio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-64

The criminal courts, with the exception of the investigating courts and the assize court, may request the opinion of the Cour de cassation pursuant to Article L. 151-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-63

A decree in the Council of State shall specify, where necessary, the conditions for application of the provisions of this title.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-53

…r her legal representative and, where applicable, by the adult of his or her choice, unless article 706-50 has been applied or unless a reasoned decision to the contrary has been taken by the competen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-59

…mstances may the identity or address of a witness who has benefited from the provisions of articles 706-57 or 706-58 may not be revealed, except in the case provided for in the last paragraph of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

…ficer may, with regard to the persons mentioned in the first, second or third paragraphs of Article 706-54, take a biological sample or have it taken under his or her supervision in order to analyse t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-57

Persons against whom there are no plausible grounds for suspecting that they have committed or attempted to commit an offence and who are likely to provide evidence relevant to the proceedings may, wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-52

…information, the hearing of a minor who is the victim of one of the offences referred to in Article 706-47 shall be the subject of an audiovisual recording. Under the same conditions, the hearing of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

…ishable by at least three years' imprisonment, where the hearing of a person referred to in Article 706-57 is likely to seriously endanger the life or physical integrity of that person, members of his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-42

…not exclusive of the possible application of the special rules of jurisdiction provided by articles 704-1, 705 and 706-17 relating to economic and financial offences and acts of terrorism.

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