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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-13

…he compensation paid to the person appointed by the judge to hear a minor pursuant to article 388-1 of the Civil Code is set at 40 euros for a natural person and 70 euros for a legal entity.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article A37-23

The front and back of sheet no. 1 of the bundle contain a reminder of the laws and regulations applicable to the offences mentioned in Article A. 37-21. The fronts of leaflets nos 2, 3, 4 and 5 contai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5

In application of the 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate General of Public Finances and notwithstanding the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

In application of 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and by derogation from Artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-6-1

…psychologists affiliated to a scheme for self-employed workers may, by specially reasoned decision of the requesting authority, be remunerated on presentation of an estimate, up to a ceiling of 750 e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-12

The fee for the social investigation mentioned in articles 1072, 1171 and 1221 of the Code of Civil Procedure is set at 600 euros for a natural person and 700 euros for a legal entity. The amount of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-17

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 225 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the conditions and modalities for modulating the verifications carried out in the context of certification are as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-18

The amount of the mileage allowance referred to in article R. 97 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is set at 0.24 euro.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines for offences not involving the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-24

Contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure that are not likely to result in the loss of driving licence points are recorded in a booklet with a white cover page and white pages.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines resulting in the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-26

…ure that are likely to lead to a reduction in driving licence points are recorded in a book made up of white sheets, with an orange box on the front page to distinguish it from the model book mentione…

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