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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-9

The First President notifies those selected of their inclusion on the annual list of citizen assessors by 15 November at the latest.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions

Article 902-1

For the application of this Code in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, account shall be taken of the adaptations provided for in this Title.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article 907-1

The time limits set out in Article 130, in the last paragraph of article 135-2 and the first paragraph of article 627-6 are extended to fifteen days when the transfer is made from the local authority.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R15-9

Upon receipt of the request, the secretary of the commission forwards a copy to the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation and to the public prosecutor who took the decision to suspend or withdraw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-9

On receipt of the conclusions referred to in the previous article, the secretary of the commission shall send a copy to the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation and, by registered letter with ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-9

The amount of the reduced fixed fine provided for in article 529-7 is set as follows: 1° 22 euros for second-class offences;2° 45 euros for third-class offences;3° 90 euros for fourth-class offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-9

The Minister for the Interior (Service National de Police Scientifique) is authorised to implement the automated processing of personal data referred to in Article 706-54, known as the "fichier nation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-9

Cash changers who use self-service exchange machines feed them with euro notes taken directly from a credit institution, La Poste, an electronic money institution or a payment institution. For this pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article R211-9

The rules governing the identification of shareholders are set out in Articles R. 228-3 to R. 228-6 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-9

The councillor representing the staff must be elected from among the members of staff who are eligible to vote, provided that : 1° In the case of permanent staff, they must have reached the age of maj…

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