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Showing 11511160 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-16

If, after transmission of a financial penalty, the sentenced person voluntarily pays a sum of money in respect of that penalty, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the State…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-14

…the financial penalty as soon as the executing State informs him of the non-recognition or non-application of the financial penalty, or of the total or partial non-enforcement of that penalty.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-17

The Public Prosecutor shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record of any decision or measure which has the effect of depriving th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-12

Under the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1, where the natural or legal person ordered to pay a sum of money or compensation has his or her habitual residence or registered office in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-13

The Public Prosecutor shall transmit the financial penalty and its certificate to the competent authority of a single State of enforcement at a time, in accordance with the procedures laid down in art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-36

In the event of wilful failure to pay the sum of money corresponding to a pecuniary penalty imposed as a sentence for acts which would constitute under French law a felony or misdemeanour punishable b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-3

…705-2 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the Public Prosecutor or the parties, to the Criminal Division of the Cour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

The Financial Public Prosecutor, the Examining Magistrate and the Paris Criminal Court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52, 704 and 706-42 for t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-2

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for the offences referred to in Article 705, request the investigating judge initially seised to relinquish jurisdiction in favo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-4

The public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal leads and coordinates, in consultation with the other public prosecutors, the conduct of public action policy for the application of Article 705.

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