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Showing 31113120 of 63423 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1021 of 3-11-2023

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-61

The settlement proposal made by the mayor in accordance with the provisions of article 44-1 shall be sent by registered letter or delivered against receipt in duplicate to the offender within one mont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-63

If the offender accepts the proposal, the mayor forwards it to the public prosecutor for approval by the competent judicial authority, together with the reports recording the offence.Where the propose…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66

If the offender refuses the proposed settlement or does not respond to it within the allotted time, or if he has not fulfilled his obligations within the allotted time, the mayor informs the public pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-64

If the proposed settlement is approved, the mayor sends or gives the offender a document informing him of this approval, specifying the amount of compensation to be paid or the terms of performance of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-65

Where the transaction consists of the performance of unpaid work, the provisions of articles 131-23, 131-24 of the Penal Code and articles R. 623-14, R. 623-16 and R. 623-17 of the Penitentiary Code a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-3

The line managers likely to issue the authorisations mentioned in I of article 15-4 are: 1° For the national police, the directors of the territorial services of the national police, the directors of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-3

…l party status is lodged by a lawyer, it may be sent to the investigating judge by electronic means of communication in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 591, where the provisions o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-3

Athletes who have been sanctioned in application of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 benefit from at least one medical consultation within a doping prevention medical unit.At the end of this con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D43-3

The President of the Examining Magistrates' Chamber shall inform each Examining Magistrate within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal of the designation of the referral magistrate for this Chamber…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 339

…no later than the hearing indicated in the summons to appear before the court that is to hear the offence. 2. within the following three days, he must lodge at the clerk's office of the aforemention…

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