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Showing 131–140 of 8144 articles for “Art. 9 juill. 1979”
A record in lieu of a birth record is drawn up for any person born abroad who acquires or recovers French nationality, unless the record drawn up at his or her birth has already been entered in a regi…
Public prosecution for contraventions is statute-barred one year after the day on which the offence was committed.
Search shall be carried out in all places where there may be objects or computer data, the discovery of which would be useful in ascertaining the truth, or property the confiscation of which is provid…
During the investigation, the examining magistrate is competent to decide on the return of items placed in the hands of justice. He shall rule, by reasoned order, either on the application of the publ…
…on under investigation, the investigating judge must comply with the provisions of articles 57 and 59.
Subject to the requirements of judicial information, any communication or disclosure without the authorisation of the person under investigation or his successors in title or the signatory or recipien…
The investigating judge may visit the scene to make any useful observations or carry out searches. He shall notify the public prosecutor, who may accompany him. The investigating judge is always assis…
If the investigating judge does not have jurisdiction under Article 52, it shall, after hearing the Public Prosecutor's case, make an order referring the civil party to such court as it sees fit.
…sses. The investigating judge must comply with the provisions of the Articles 57 (paragraph 2) and 59. However, it is obliged to take all appropriate measures in advance to ensure that professional se…
When it is necessary, during the course of an investigation, to search for documents or computer data and subject to the requirements of the investigation and compliance, where applicable, with the ob…
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