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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecution

Article 906

By way of derogation from Article 193, the High Court of Appeal, as an investigating chamber, only meets when convened by its president or at the request of the public prosecutor, whenever necessary.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 913

For the application of Article 249, the conditions that criminal court assessors must meet are those set out in the

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 918

For the application of article 264, a special list of ten alternate jurors is drawn up each year, outside the annual jury list and under the same conditions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Trial of offences

Article 927

For the application of articles 491 and 492, the time limits for lodging an objection are ten days if the accused resides in the territorial authority and one month if he or she resides outside it.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 935

For the application of the present code to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin: 1° The words: "the department" are replaced by the words: "the local authority"; 2° In the absence of adaptations provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judging of contraventions

Article 931

Articles L. 952-7 of the Code of Judicial Organisation relating to the replacement of magistrates of the Court of First Instance and the special procedures for exercising judicial functions are applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Quotations and meanings

Article 932

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article 552 applies when the party summoned resides in the territorial collectivity. The time limit is increased by one month if the party summone…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article 934

By way of derogation from the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 712-2, the president of the court of first instance shall exercise the functions of a sentence enforcement judge.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 937

…t. Failing this, they shall be released automatically in accordance with the provisions of article 396. The provisions of articles 717-3 and 719-4 as well as those of the first five paragraphs of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecution

Article 907

Articles L. 952-12 of the Code of Judicial Organisation relating to the replacement of the president of the High Court of Appeal and of the assessors and to the specific procedures for exercising judi…

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