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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-15

…urt of Cassation declares that there are no grounds for appointing an Assize Court to hear the appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385-1

…nsurer before any defence on the merits. It is admissible only if it is of such a nature as to completely exonerate the insurer from its obligation of guarantee towards third parties. The insurer impl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…which sits in the same place as the assize court or, by way of exception and under the conditions set out in article 235, in another judicial court in the same département, is made up of a president…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-22

For the purposes of the provisions relating to legal aid, the departmental criminal court is treated in the same way as the assize court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385-2

As regards civil interests, the court, after giving the parties notice to conclude on the merits, shall rule in one and the same judgment on the objection of inadmissibility and on the merits of the d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-2

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-18

At the suggestion of the public prosecutor, the hearing of the departmental criminal court is set by its president or, at the request of the public prosecutor, by the first president of the court of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-19

The departmental criminal court shall apply the provisions of this code relating to the assize courts subject to the following reservations: 1° No account shall be taken of provisions that mention the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-38

The management of accounting officers is overseen by the local departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance. Accounting officers are also subject to audits by the Inspectorat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-38

…ramework which describes the work situations and activities carried out, and the trades or jobs targeted, and a skills reference framework which identifies the skills and knowledge, including cross-di…

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