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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-2

The Public Prosecutor's Office at the court that imposed the residence ban, which has become enforceable, will give or arrange for the convicted person to be given a document enabling him or her to pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article D546-2

…ll be given a summons to appear before the prison integration and probation service within a period of not more than eight days, if the court has ordered provisional enforcement of its decision, or be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D534-2

The enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-8, suspend the execution of all or part of the parole obligations, including those resulting from placement un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D150-2

Where a convicted offender has to serve several custodial sentences, the rules specific to convicted offenders in a state of legal recidivism relating to the conditions for granting measures falling w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D527-2

In the event of a conviction mentioned in the first paragraph of article D. 527-1, the multidisciplinary assessment of dangerousness and the accompanying medical expertise must also be carried out, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D589-2

…gnature collected in digital form constitute signature processes in digital form within the meaning of the third paragraph of I of Article 801-1 . Where there is no requirement for the signatory to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions

Article D600-2

…d to the prison integration and probation counsellor, specific instructions relating to the purpose of the measure and the content of the obligations to be met. "The director of prison services will c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-2

When offences subject to the fixed fine procedure are not likely to result in a reduction in driving licence points, the three sections of the form making up the payment card, the notice of offence an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions concerning the right to an interpreter

Article D594-2

If the suspected or accused person who is the subject of a hearing contests the absence of an interpreter or the quality of the interpretation, he or she may make observations which are either mention…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-2

The syllabus for the technical examination is as follows: Criminal procedureIntroduction:Freedom of evidence; separation of prosecuting, investigating and adjudicating authorities;Public prosecution;…

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