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Showing 38513860 of 56635 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1409 of 29-12-2023

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-32

The president of the panel to which the case is distributed or his delegate, at the request of one of the parties or of his own motion, may, in urgent cases, reduce the time limit provided for in arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-24

…he victim pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 shall be paid by the guarantee fund within one month of notification of the commission's decision or approval of the statement of agreement; notice of pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-28

The provisions of articles 643 to 647 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply to the one-month and two-month time limits provided for in articles R. 50-15, R. 50-12-2 and R. 50-17.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-34

The court registry shall notify the parties of the decision taken by the president of the panel or his delegate pursuant to the first paragraph of Article R. * 49-32, as well as the date of the hearin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-16

When the case is heard, the chairman of the commission sets the date for the hearing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Image rights of detainees

Article R57-6-17

The broadcasting of the image or voice of detainees awaiting trial is authorised by the judge in charge of the case.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Prisoners under the age of twenty-one

Article D521

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-19 du code pénitentiaire, les personnes détenues prévenus majeurs âgés de moins de vingt et un ans participent à des activités d'enseignement, d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-1

The Minister of Justice is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data known as "Redex" (Répertoire des Expertises), consisting of the directory of personal data collected in the con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Costs of implementing secret cryptology agreements

Article R208

For each delivery or implementation, at the request of the judicial authorities under the conditions set out in II of Article 28 of Law no. 90-1170 of 29 December 1990 on the regulation of telecommuni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-31

The person who has benefited from the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 706-58 is informed that he or she must notify the public prosecutor of any changes of address during the year followi…

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