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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-2

The officer or agent of the judicial police responsible for the arrangements for police custody may request by any means an officer or agent of the judicial police belonging to a territorially compete…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article D40-1-2

When the public prosecutor's final indictment sent to the examining magistrate pursuant to II of Article 175 has not been copied to the parties' lawyers, the examining magistrate's clerk or the joint…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Interception of telecommunications correspondence

Article D32-2-1

Notifications from the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union indicating that an interception of correspondence emitted by electronic communications carried out or to be carried o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-6-2

The public prosecutor who, pursuant to article 63-8, orders the transfer of a person from police custody may have the person brought before him or before a delegate authorised in accordance with artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-4-2

…ely notify the Public Prosecutor at the court in which that division is located when the provisions of the first paragraph of II of Article 80 of the last paragraph of Article 397-2 ou de l'article 39…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-2

May be authorised to take part in undercover operations as defined by Article 706-81 of the Code of Criminal Procedure officers or agents of the criminal investigation departments of the national poli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-25-1

When the person referred to the trial court is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment with a deferred committal order issued with provisional execution, the obligations of electronically monitored…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2b: Communication permits

Article D32-1-2

…by the person under investigation who is detained pursuant to Article 115, including in application of the last paragraph of this article, or by the lawyer appointed at his request in application of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-2-1

…e Public Prosecutor sends the Attorney General the annual criminal policy report on the application of the law and the general instructions, as well as the annual report on the activity and management…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations, confrontations and reconstructions

Article D32-2-4

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Penal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the examining magistrate may deci…

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