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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-5

…the deportees may exercise the rights recognised as a civil party with regard to either the glorification of war crimes or the crimes or offences of collaboration with the enemy, or the destruction o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-51

The technical device is set up by the judicial police officer assigned by the investigating judge or requested by the public prosecutor or, under his responsibility, by the judicial police officer.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-5

Without prejudice to the obligations arising from national defence secrecy, the officials required under the provisions of this chapter shall be required to assist the judicial authorities.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-53

The recordings and data collected during operations carried out pursuant to this chapter shall be destroyed, at the request of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor's office, on expiry of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-50

…ch they were authorised. The fact that these operations reveal other offences does not constitute a cause of invalidity of the incidental proceedings.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-52

…utor, or the judicial police officer acting under his responsibility, shall draw up a report of the capturing, fixing and recording operations. This report shall mention the date and time of the start…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528-2

…vil interests if the criminal order has been opposed within the time limits provided for in Article 527 and no later than the opening of the hearing; On civil interests only if no opposition has been…

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

Article 574-2

The Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation hearing an appeal against a judgment referred to in Article 568-1 shall rule within forty days of the date of the appeal. The applicant for judicial rev…

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

Article 567-2

…ppeal 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 automatically r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 585-2

…t of the Criminal Division, the Public Prosecutor's brief, where the latter appeals to the Court of Cassation, must reach the Registry of the Court of Cassation no later than one month after the date…

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