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

Article D1-12-11

…tion and is only valid for the remaining duration of the approval for which the transfer is requested. In order to benefit, the association receiving the transfer of approval must meet the conditions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-3

In application of the last paragraph of Article 118 and in accordance with the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article 52-1, the investigating judge of the court that does not have an investigati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-4

For the application of articles 694-7 and 695-2 of this code, the Minister of Justice shall give his approval after receiving the opinion of the National Director of the Judicial Police. For the appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-6

The departments, units and bodies, referred to in Article 706-95-17, that may carry out operations to install the technical devices referred to in Article 706-102-1 sont :-the national judicial police…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-4-1

The Public Prosecutor at the judicial court in which there is no investigating division notifies the Public Prosecutor at the court in which this division is located of the offences and investigations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-4-4

…Bastia. Cour d'appel de Besançon Besançon. Besançon, Dôle, Lons-le-Saunier, Lure, Vesoul. Montbéliard. Belfort, Montbéliard. Bordeaux Court of Appeal Angoulême. Angoulême. Bordeaux. Bordeaux, Libourne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3-2

When, pursuant to article 40-2, the public prosecutor notifies a victim of his decision to discontinue proceedings, he shall inform the victim that he may request a copy of the case file, pursuant to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-4-7

Where the person under investigation, for acts initially falling within the jurisdiction of a judicial court in which there is no investigating division, by the investigating judge of a court in which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-3

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being…

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