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Showing 791800 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

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

Article 706-30-1

Where the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 99-2 is applied to narcotic substances seized in the course of the proceedings, the investigating judge must retain a sample of these products i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-3

…acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72 and do not fall within its jurisdiction on any other grounds, this judge shall declare that he has…

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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 706-14-1

…gistration certificate and roadworthiness tests, as well as with the obligations set out in article L. 211-1 of the Insurance Code, without having to establish that they are in a serious material or p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

…ree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-1

…se, by a decision not subject to appeal, to the civil court having jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 217-6 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, which shall examine it as a matter of urgency in acco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-14

…lance, appear insufficient to prevent the commission of the crimes mentioned in article 706-53-13 ; 2° And if such detention thus constitutes the only means of preventing the commission, the likelihoo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

…tion make this imperative, the juge des libertés may, exceptionally and in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of Article 706-88, decide that the current police custody of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-1

…release, judicial supervision or security supervision, in accordance with the articles 706-53-19, 723-30, 723-37, 731-1, 763-3 et 763-8 of this code, in the cases and under the conditions provided fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-10

…ade to the investigating judge when registration has been made on the basis of 5° of Article 706-53-2. The request for deletion is inadmissible as long as the entries concerned relate to legal proceed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

…easures and obligations mentioned in the second paragraph of article 706-53-6, and then every year; 2° To declare any changes of address, within fifteen days of this change at the latest. If the perso…

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