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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 688-2

…are to be served or to the national chamber of bailiffs, unless by virtue of a treaty transmission can be effected directly by the foreign authorities to the Public Prosecutor's Office or to the nati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 692-2

When, in application of the present code, the clerk's office summons the parties to the hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the parties or some of them may, upon the judge's…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 687-2

…ormed the requesting French authority that it was impossible to serve the document. Where no certificate describing the execution of the request could be obtained from the competent foreign authoritie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-2

When an application for review is referred to the committee investigating applications for review and reconsideration pursuant to Article 622, it shall take into account all new facts or unknown eleme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-2

…acting on a rogatory commission from that magistrate when they require certain procedural acts that can only be ordered or executed during a preparatory investigation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 674-2

The competent chamber shall rule within one month of the lodging of the application at the registry, after the challenged magistrate has made his observations.For the remainder, the provisions of Book…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-2

For the application of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted in New York on 10 December 1984, may be prosecuted and tried under the cond…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-20

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 647-2

…s to declare whether he intends to make use of the document alleged to be forged.A copy of the application and of the order granting permission to register a forgery must be attached to this summons.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IVa: The manner in which statements are received from staff of certain specialised departments or units

Article 656-2

The judicial authority may take the testimony of experts from international organisations or use a report drawn up by them as a body of evidence to establish the material element of the offence or as…

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