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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306-1

For the trial of the crimes against humanity mentioned in Subtitle I of Title I of Book II of the Criminal Code, the crime of enforced disappearance mentioned in Article 221-12 of the same code, the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 305-1

…hat has become final or pursuant to article 269-1 and tainting the proceedings prior to the opening of the hearings must, on pain of foreclosure, be raised as soon as the trial jury has been finally c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article 694-30

…rovided for in the second and third paragraphs, to the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of the judicial court with territorial jurisdiction to execute the requested measure. Where the inve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-30

…the person claimed lodges, within the legal time limit, an appeal in cassation against the decision of the Investigating Chamber granting his extradition, the President of the Criminal Division of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

…the investigating chamber establishes his or her identity and takes his or her statements, a record of which is drawn up. The hearing is public, unless publicity is likely to prejudice the proper cond…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-30

The Public Prosecutor's Office at the court that issued the ruling shall continue to enforce the confiscation authorisation order once it has become final in accordance with the procedures set out in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

…sion may include the following obligations:1° Obligations set out in the articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Criminal Code;2° After verification of the technical feasibility of the measure, an obligatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence.

Article 728-30

The Public Prosecutor's Office recovers the right to enforce the sentencing decision on French territory as soon as the competent authority of the enforcing State informs it of the partial non-enforce…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-16

The operations, mentioned in article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, of mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-20

For the application of the third paragraph of II of article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, a creditor's objection to the merger or dem…

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