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Showing 13711380 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179-1

…nvestigation, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, until the final judgment in the case. The order also informs him/her that any summons, notification or service made to the last decl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170-1

Where the outcome of an application for annulment appears to be manifestly necessary, the President of the Examining Magistrates' Chamber shall rule on this application, in accordance with the provisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-1

…erson under investigation, the assisted witness or the civil party may, on expiry of the period indicated to him pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 116 or the second paragraph of Article 89-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-1

…t person's agreement, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, either the publication in full or in part of his decision to dismiss the case, or the insertion of a statement infor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179-2

…the hearing before the police court or the criminal court when this date has been previously communicated to him by the public prosecutor. This order must then include the information provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 173-1

…tion or of this examination itself within six months of being notified of his indictment, except in cases where he could not have been aware of them. The same applies to pleas based on the nullity of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-3

Where the civil party is a legal entity, the civil fine provided for in article 177-2 may be pronounced against its legal representative, if the latter's bad faith is established.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 174-1

When the Investigating Chamber quashes an indictment for breach of the provisions of Article 80-1, the person is considered to be an assisted witness from the time of their first appearance and for al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-2

…the previous paragraph, explaining the reasons for the length of the proceedings, including the indications that justify the continuation of the investigation and specifying the prospects for a settle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-2

…euros.This decision may only be made at the end of a period of twenty days from the date of communication to the civil party and his lawyer, by registered letter or by fax with receipt, of the public…

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