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

Article D9

Officers of the judicial police must state their name and capacity in all reports they draw up in matters of judicial police..

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

Article D10

When executing a letter rogatory, judicial police officers shall draw up separate reports for each of the acts they are called upon to perform.Each report must mention the name and capacity of the jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Officials and agents entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article D15

The provisions of the last paragraph of Article 28 providing for the oath not to be renewed in the event of a change of posting are applicable to all persons carrying out judicial police duties, regar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D34

The judicial police officer in charge of executing a letter rogatory shall keep the instructing magistrate informed of his activities.He shall refer to him without delay any difficulties that may aris…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D35

…escribes simultaneous operations at various points in the territory, the examining magistrate may order its distribution by any means to the examining magistrates or judicial police officers responsib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Initiation of a civil action and its effects

Article D32

Where, following an investigation initiated on the basis of a civil party's complaint, a decision to dismiss the case has been handed down, the person under investigation and any person referred to in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48

As the public prosecutor's office is responsible for the enforcement of all criminal sentences handed down by the criminal courts, a file or register known as the "Sentence Enforcement Register" is ke…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article D50

In this Title, the word "prisoners" is used to designate persons subject to a measure of deprivation of liberty within a penal establishment. The term "convicted persons" refers only to convicted pers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Reductions in sentences under articles 721-3 and 721-4

Article D117

The exceptional reduction in sentence provided for by article 721-3 as well as that provided for by article 721-4 may be granted in one or more instalments without exceeding one third of the sentence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Temporary absences to prepare for professional or social reintegration and temporary absences to maintain family ties

Article D144

When the sentence enforcement judge grants a leave to go out with a view to preparing the convicted person's professional or social reintegration, he may in his order decide that the date and terms of…

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