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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IX: Relations between prisoners and the outside world

Article R57-8-7

…trial detainees exercise their right to maintain links with the outside world under the supervision of the judicial authority, under the conditions determined by the provisions of Title IV of Book III…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-1

The Minister of Justice is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data known as "Redex" (Répertoire des Expertises), consisting of the directory of personal data collected in the con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Searching the directory

Article R53-21-7

The judicial authorities, solely for the purposes of the proceedings for which they are responsible, may query the file via a secure electronic communication system on the basis of the following crite…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Searching the directory

Article R53-21-9

…in the directory will be sent to the following, via the judicial authority and for the performance of their duties: 1° Experts or persons appointed by the judicial authority to carry out an assessmen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article R53-52

The registration of seizures of business assets made on the basis of Article 706-157 shall be entered in the register kept by the registrar of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-17

When the provisions of article 723-11, the competent magistrate shall notify the person assigned of any changes to the conditions under which home detention under electronic surveillance or monitoring…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-17

The President of the Examining Magistrate's Chamber, after requesting written submissions from the Public Prosecutor, makes a reasoned order within three months. This order is notified to the Public P…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-4

The Director General of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets is a judge appointed by order of the Minister of Justice for a renewable term of three years. He is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-5

…other than those borne by their parent body or administration, operating and equipment costs, costs of managing, recovering and disposing of seized or confiscated assets entrusted to it and, in genera…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-6

The institution may take on secondment or secondment of civil servants from the State and local authorities, as well as civil servants from public or private bodies managing a public service, in accor…

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