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

Article D15-4-4

For the application of the provisions of Article 52-1, the judicial courts in which there is an investigating division and the territorial jurisdiction of these divisions are determined as follows: HE…

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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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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-2

The officer or agent of the judicial police responsible for the arrangements for police custody may request by any means an officer or agent of the judicial police belonging to a territorially compete…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6

For the application of the provisions of Article 64-1 relating to the audiovisual recording of the questioning of a person held in police custody for a crime, account shall be taken of the nature of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-2

The public prosecutor who, pursuant to article 63-8, orders the transfer of a person from police custody may have the person brought before him or before a delegate authorised in accordance with artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-4

The report drawn up pursuant to article 61-1 states that the person has been informed of their right to request the assistance of a lawyer from the start of the hearing or at any time during the heari…

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

Article D15-4-5

The coordinating investigating judge(s) of the division provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 52-1 shall be appointed by the president of the judicial court at the beginning of the judicial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-6

Any person placed in police custody who has requested the assistance of a lawyer pursuant to article 63-3-1 who is moved to a place other than that of the investigating department may not be interview…

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

Article D15-4-6

In the event of a request for a lawyer to be appointed ex officio made, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 113-3 or 116, before the investigating judge of a court in which there is an inves…

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