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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-1

…cision to dismiss the case, or the insertion of a statement informing the public of the reasons for and the operative part of the decision, in one or more newspapers, periodicals or electronic public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179-2

The investigating judge may specify in the committal order the date of the hearing before the police court or the criminal court when this date has been previously communicated to him by the public pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-3

Where the civil party is a legal entity, the civil fine provided for in article 177-2 may be pronounced against its legal representative, if the latter's bad faith is established.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-2

…asis of a civil party's claim, the investigating judge may, at the request of the public prosecutor and by reasoned decision, if he considers that the civil party's claim has been abusive or dilatory,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

The declaration provided for in articles R. 212-85 and R. 212-87, a specimen of which is given in appendix II-12, includes the surname, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, contact details…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Usury rates

Article D314-17

…the same way as for the general banking conditions referred to in article R. 312-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

…plication of article R. 444-9, the notary shall calculate the sum of the fees set by sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section, relating respectively to the deed of transfer of immovable property and the f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170-1

Where the outcome of an application for annulment appears to be manifestly necessary, the President of the Examining Magistrates' Chamber shall rule on this application, in accordance with the provisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 173-1

…application of the present code. The same applies to the assisted witness as from his first hearing and his subsequent hearings. The same applies to the civil party as from his first hearing and his s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 174-1

…le 80-1, the person is considered to be an assisted witness from the time of their first appearance and for all subsequent examinations, until the end of the investigation, subject to the provisions o…

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