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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-1

An interministerial technical assistance service is set up within the National Directorate of the Judicial Police, made up of police officers, gendarmerie members and customs officers. This service is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D43-1-1

At least once a year, on the occasion of one of the half-yearly statements provided for in article 221, the President of the Examining Magistrate's Chamber or a member of the Chamber delegated by him…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D45-1-1

The public prosecutor and the lawyers for all the parties are notified by any means of the date of the preparatory criminal meeting at least five working days before it takes place. This notice specif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Loan categories and similar transactions.

Article D313-14-1

The minimum notice period referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 313-12 is sixty days for all categories of credit.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave

Article D1225-11-1

The adoption leave provided for in article L. 1225-37 begins no earlier than seven days before the child's arrival at home and ends no later than eight months after that date. The periods of leave ref…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article D721-19-1

The travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the presidents of the commercial courts or the judges delegated by them mentioned in article L. 721-8 are reimbursed in accordance with the regulations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-12-10

Persons with the status of judicial police officer specially appointed to assist, pursuant to Article 706-106-5, public prosecutors and specialised investigating judges from the Nanterre judicial cour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-12-1

…ion are implemented by an investigating or trial court, the provisions of this section may be applied.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-13-1

In application of the provisions of Article 706-107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts and the court of first instance designated in the table below are competent to hear, in the d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-14-1

The provisions of articles 706-113 to 706-117 and the articles of this title are applicable to the criminal proceedings referred to in these articles only where the evidence gathered in the course of…

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