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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-12

An appeal against the orders referred to in 1° of Article 712-11 shall be referred to the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal, who shall rule by reasoned order in the light of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable before the criminal court

Article 706-133

If it considers that the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Penal Code are applicable, the criminal court shall render a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-124

…for having committed the acts of which he or she is accused and that the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code is not applicable, the Investigating Chamber shall order that the person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 798-1

…that this conviction be removed from the criminal record and no longer be mentioned in bulletin no. 1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…ning magistrate and the specialised correctional panel of the judicial court referred to in article 706-107 exercise, throughout the area of jurisdiction determined pursuant to this article, concurren…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

…g in plenary session and at least three members when deciding in section. When, pursuant to Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, a member does not take part in the deliberations of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-7

…the hearing closing the investigation pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 1546-1, the acts and documents referred to in articles 1564-1,1564-3 and 1564-4 are communicated to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-73-1

…terrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 612-73, until the application is regularised.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-1

…tigated and judged in accordance with the rules of jurisdiction and procedure laid down by articles 702-1 and 703. The competent courts are then composed in accordance with the provisions of the last…

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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 705-1

…iction for the prosecution, investigation and trial of the offences provided for in Articles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code. This jurisdiction extends to related offences. T…

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