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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-24

If the appeal is lodged by the public prosecutor, he may also indicate in his statement of appeal or within one month of that statement that he is requesting that the appeal be considered by a panel.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D46

When the criminal appeals chamber issues a committal order with deferred effect, the public prosecutor has the same prerogatives as the public prosecutor. If the date set for incarceration is brought…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-23

Where the accused, the civil party or the person civilly liable lodges an appeal, on a principal or incidental basis, against a judgment which has been rendered by the correctional court composed of i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-25

In the cases provided for by articles D. 45-22 and D. 45-23, a copy of the statement of appeal is given to the appellant. In the cases provided for by articles D. 45-22, D. 45-23 and D. 45-24, the sta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-29

Where the application by the accused provided for in article 495-15 seeking the application of the procedure for appearing on appeal on a preliminary admission of guilt shall be sent to the Public Pro…

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

Article D47-1

The applicant for registration of forgery against a document produced before the Cour de cassation, whose application is rejected by the first president, shall be ordered, unless expressly exempted, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-26

The statement of appeal lodged by a detained person pursuant to article 503 is forwarded on the same day or on the first working day thereafter by the head of the prison to the registry of the court t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-27

The provisions of article D. 45-2 are applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-22

Where the accused declares to limit, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 502, the scope of his appeal on the public prosecution to the penalties imposed, to some of them or to the terms…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-8

Credit institutions and, within the limits of their payment activity or the issuing and management of electronic money, other payment service providers and issuers of electronic money, as well as any…

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