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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-2

The public prosecutor draws up an annual report on the state of enforcement of sentences and the time taken to enforce them, which includes, in particular, a report drawn up by the departmental direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 711

The court or tribunal, at the request of the public prosecutor or the interested party, shall rule in chambers after hearing the public prosecutor, the party's counsel if he so requests and, if approp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-140

A decree shall specify the procedures for implementing this Title.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-161

…l for carrying out planned seizures and confiscations or managing seized and confiscated assets. It may carry out any information or training activities designed to publicise its work and promote good…

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

Article 706-163

…er public or private legal entity;2° Tax revenues allocated by law;3° A portion, with the exception of the revenues mentioned in this 4°, capped in accordance with I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-6

Rulings concerning work release, semi-liberty, splitting and suspension of sentences, home detention under electronic surveillance and conditional release are made, after consulting the representative…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-144

The magistrate who ordered or authorised the seizure of property or the examining magistrate in the event of a judicial investigation being opened after the seizure is made shall have jurisdiction to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-147

Measures ordered pursuant to this Title shall apply even where they are ordered after the date of cessation of payments and notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 632-1 of the French Commercial…

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