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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: The use of telecommunications during proceedings

Article 706-71-1

…latter shall make known his agreement within five days of being informed of the date of the hearing and the fact that the use of such means is envisaged. Where recourse to such means is not possible b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-7-1

…rovisions of Article 132-26 du code pénal, the sentence enforcement judge shall determine the terms and conditions for the implementation of home detention under electronic surveillance by means of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-7-1

…before release, a notice to appear before the sentence enforcement judge or the prison integration and probation service within a period of no more than eight days, in accordance with the procedures…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-135

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, when the investigating chamber or a trial court issues a judgment or ruling declaring a person to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-1

When brought before the criminal courts, a civil action relating to an offence that constitutes an act of terrorism may only have as its object the initiation of public proceedings or the support of s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-11

The decisions of the sentence enforcement judge and the sentence enforcement court may be appealed by the sentenced person, by the public prosecutor and by the public prosecutor, as from their notific…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

…es 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject to the provisions of this Title.These provisi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R*717-1-1

…to the international trademark registrations referred to in Article R. 717-1, within the same limit and subject to the same reservation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-1

…ecision-maker may appoint a lawyer or ask for a lawyer to be appointed by the President of the Bar, and they may ask for the person to be examined by a doctor. Except in the case of insurmountable cir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-11

The Public Prosecutor's Office of the court which ordered the confiscation of property shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State, by any means which leaves a written reco…

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