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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-1

…r to establish compensation for the victim under the penalty of reparation provided for in article 131-8-1 of the Criminal Code. This approval is general when it concerns all offences and specialised…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75

The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court and an assize court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of crime…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-1

Within each judicial court whose territorial jurisdiction is extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal, the public prosecutor and the first president, after consulting the public pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80

The judicial police officers and, under their authority, the judicial police agents, after informing the public prosecutor and unless this magistrate objects, may extend to the whole of the national t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-2

As part of an operation to monitor the routing or transport of objects, goods or proceeds derived from the commission of one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1or 706-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-83

On pain of nullity, the authorisation given pursuant to Article 706-81 shall be issued in writing and must be specially reasoned. It mentions the offence or offences that justify the use of this proce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-92

On pain of nullity, the authorisations provided for in articles 706-89 to 706-91 are given for specific searches and are the subject of a written order, specifying the nature of the offence for which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 380-1, in the event of an appeal against a decision of an assize court whose territorial jurisdiction has been extended to the jurisdi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-1

Where there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting persons of having committed one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1 or 706-74, in the context of a surveil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-82

Officers or agents of the judicial police authorised to carry out an undercover operation may, throughout the national territory, without being criminally liable for these acts: 1° Acquire, hold, tran…

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