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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-2

The co-undividers, if they all consent, may agree to remain in undivided ownership.On pain of nullity, the agreement must be drawn up in writing including a description of the undivided property and a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to 390-1,393 to 397-7,495 to 495-6or 495-7 to 495-16, or notify…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to certain contraventions

Article 529-2

…the fixed fine, unless, within the same time limit, he submits a request for exemption to the service indicated in the notice of offence. In the cases provided for by article 529-10, this request mus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

…r in article 495-19 is only admissible if it is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, using the form attached to the fixed fine or increased fixed fine notice, and if it is accomp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-22

For the purposes of this section, the place of automated processing of nominative information relating to offences recorded by a report drawn up in digital format is considered to be the place where t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528-2

…apter do not preclude the right of the injured party to summon the offender directly before the Police Court, under the conditions laid down in this Code. When the summons is issued after a criminal o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-25

A decree shall specify the procedures for applying this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 574-2

…iture, file his statement of case setting out the grounds for judicial review within five days of receipt of the case file at the Cour de cassation. The submission of the pleading may be made by any m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 567-2

…he Court of Appeal handed down in respect of pre-trial detention must rule within three months of receipt of the case file at the Court of Cassation, failing which the person under investigation is au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-2

Requests for mutual assistance shall be executed, depending on the case, by the anti-terrorist public prosecutor or the investigating judge in Paris, who shall act throughout the national territory in…

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