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Showing 49414950 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-5

The Public Prosecutor of the place where the judicial police officer usually carries out his duties will order the withdrawal or, for a period not exceeding two years, the suspension of the authorisat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-6

…ed to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-62

Within fifteen days of the settlement proposal being sent or delivered, the offender shall notify the mayor of his agreement to pay the sum requested or to carry out the unpaid work by returning a sig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-69

The applications referred to in Article R. 15-33-67 addressed to bodies or legal entities falling within one of the categories referred to in Article R. 15-33-68 shall be subject to a procedure laid d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-67

The conditions of application of the provisions of the first paragraphs of articles 60-2, 77-1-2 and 99-4 allowing requests to be made for data to be made available electronically during the flagrante…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-65

…ormance of unpaid work, the provisions of articles 131-23, 131-24 of the Penal Code and articles R. 623-14, R. 623-16 and R. 623-17 of the Penitentiary Code are applicable to the performance of this w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-6-2

The amount of the reduced fixed fine provided for in article 529-2-1 is set at 150 euros for fifth-class offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Supervision of socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-63

The President of the Regional Court for Security Detention may visit the centres within his jurisdiction and ask to see the detention register and the individual files of detainees. The same applies t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-6

…ddress or change of address of which they have become aware pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-53-5or the second paragraph of Article 706-53-8.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-66

The rights of persons held in a socio-medico-judicial security centre, and the restrictions to which they may be subject, are determined by the provisions of articles R. 541-11, R. 541-12 and R. 541-1…

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