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Showing 25812590 of 55956 articles for Art. Decree 2012-118 of 30 January 2012

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R132

Any witness is entitled to the indemnity provided for in articles R. 129, R. 130 and R. 131 even though he has been awarded an allowance for travel and subsistence expenses.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R197

…cutors shall at the same time examine the writings to ensure that they comply with the requirements of Article R. 185, and they shall reduce at the appropriate rate the price of pleadings that are not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R181

…located to bailiffs for all summonses in criminal, correctional and police matters, for the service of appearance warrants, for all service of orders, judgments and rulings and all other acts or docum…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R129

…pearance allowance determined by the following formula: I = 1.5 + (S x 4) in which: I is the amount of the fixed allowance expressed in euros; S is the minimum interprofessional growth wage as fixed o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R127

Military personnel of the land, sea and air and space armies, on active service, when called as witnesses, are not entitled to any tax or indemnity payable out of the criminal, correctional and police…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R123

Witnesses may be granted, if they so request:. 1. An appearance allowance; 2. Travel expenses; 3. A daily subsistence allowance;

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R128

Magistrates are required to state, in the warrants they issue for the benefit of witnesses, that the allocation of the compensation provided for in article R. 123 has been requested.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R185

When copies of certain documents must be given, a lump sum of 0.91 euros is awarded in police matters and 1.37 euros in criminal and correctional matters, regardless of the number of pages copied..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R131

Where it is found that a witness, because of his infirmities had to be accompanied by a third party, the latter shall be entitled to the compensation provided for in articles R. 129 and R. 130.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R187

Except in the case of special provisions of the laws and regulations, no fee shall be paid to law enforcement officers for summonses, notifications and service of documents for which they may be respo…

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