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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11-2

The destruction of recordings provided for in the last paragraph of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11-1

The provisions of articles 706-49,706-50,706-51-1,706-52and 706-53 are applicable, where there is uncertainty as to the victim's age, where there is reason to believe that the victim is a minor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Organisation and operation of the prison integration and probation service

Article D583

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 113-64 du code pénitentiaire, l'agrément de personnes bénévoles par le directeur du service pénitentiaire d'insertion est délivré après avis du juge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Organisation and operation of the prison integration and probation service

Article D580

…supervision to the judicial authority or reports on its activities are determined by the provisions of articles D. 112-36, D. 112-38, D. 113-34, D. 113-42, and D. 113-45 of the French Penitentiary Cod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement procedures

Article D605

…r security reasons, persons remanded in custody may be incarcerated in another premises by decision of the magistrate hearing the case, in accordance with Article 868.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D604

For the application of the provisions of this code (simple decrees) in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and Futuna, the terms listed by articles 805 and R. 252 of this code an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-5

…ct substances administered to the animal by any means whatsoever; 4° to take a sample from any part of the animal or from any element in contact with the animal.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-8

When an approved veterinarian wishes, for the purposes of a test, to be assisted by a delegated member of the competent sports federation, he shall make his request either to that federation or to its…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-9

…Anti-Doping Agency) the report and, where applicable, the conclusions he draws for the performance of his duties from the medical examination he has carried out. A copy of the report is given to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-3

In the mission orders, the director of the inspection department designates the approved veterinarian responsible for the inspection as well as the procedures for designating the animals inspected, su…

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