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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

…sufficient charges against the person for having committed the acts of which he or she is accused; 2° It declares the person not criminally responsible on account of a psychic or neuropsychic disorde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-64

…g courts and the assize court, may request the opinion of the Cour de cassation pursuant to Article L. 151-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation. However, no request for an opinion may be submitted w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-38

…r restaurant licence or the owner of the business in which one of the establishments referred to in 2° of article 225-10 of the Penal Code is not prosecuted, the additional penalties provided for by A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Recognition of prescriptions

Article R5211-70

…" and his e-mail address, his signature, as well as the date on which the prescription was written; 2° The patient's full name and date of birth; 3° The name and quantity of the products prescribed. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-1

…Seized and Confiscated Assets when they relate to movable or immovable property mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article 706-160, even if they have not been previously entrusted to it. Except in the case of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…ant to this article, concurrent jurisdiction to that resulting from the application of articles 43,52,382 and 706-42. They also exercise, under the same conditions, concurrent jurisdiction with that r…

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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 706-5

…claim is deemed inadmissible, the time limit provided for in the second paragraph of Article 706-15-2 only runs from notification of the commission's decision.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-32

…of recording the offences of acquiring, offering or transferring narcotics referred to in articles 222-37 and 222-39 of the Penal Code, to identify the perpetrators and accomplices and to carry out t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-70

I-The departments of CCI France, regional chambers of commerce and industry and territorial chambers of commerce and industry are headed by a Director General, placed under the authority of the Presid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

…ities, their groupings and their public establishments and any other public or private legal entity;2° Tax revenues allocated by law;3° A portion, with the exception of the revenues mentioned in this…

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