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Showing 111120 of 9446 articles for Art. D. n° 2004-1331

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2

…lice, through, where applicable, their hierarchical superiors, subject to the provisions of article D. 15-4. The public prosecutor and the investigating judge are free to choose the formations to whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4

…pertise, particularly in the areas covered by the central judicial police offices listed in article D. 8-1; the latter also ensure, whenever necessary, coordination between police services and gendarm…

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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 D143

…n three years; 3° When the sentence enforcement judge or court has, in application of 1° of Article D. 535 and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 712-6 or 712-7, decided to make th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Information concerning prisoners and their relations with the outside world

Article D428

…dicial authorities who are qualified to know about it. In accordance with dispositions de l'article D. 214-31 du code pénitentiaire, la communication de ces renseignements à des tiers par l'administra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-54

…eed the annual emoluments for the third year of boarding provided for in 1° of Article 10 of décret n° 99-930 du 10 novembre 1999. The total amount of the allowance paid to the student during his or h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D523

…ay refer the matter to the sentence enforcement court if he considers that the measure may be granted. Unless it is intended to attach the benefit of the measure to one of the conditions provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D57

…detainee listed in the register of particularly high-profile detainees provided for in the article D. 223-11 du code pénitentiaire, police or gendarmerie forces are called in to reinforce the prison…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D526

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article D. 523, the sentence enforcement judge shall gather the information necessary to examine the application for conditional release. To this end, he may app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds.

Article D2573-59

…tions provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THEIR DRAFTING RESULTING FROM R. 2335-1, D. 2335-1-1and R. 2335-2 Decree no. 2023-352 of 9 May 2023 D. 2335-3Décret n° 2000-318 du 7 avril 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3

…cases.When such a fact is likely to give rise to investigations falling within the scope of Article D. 4, these judicial police officers shall immediately bring it to the attention of the departments…

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