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Showing 171180 of 58366 articles for Art. Ord. 2014-86 of 30 January 2014 · Loi 2015-990 of 6 August 2015

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 308

From the opening of the hearing, the use of any sound recording or broadcasting equipment, television or cinema cameras, or photographic equipment is prohibited on pain of an 18,000 euro fine, which m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-16

…called the executing State, using forms common to all States, to carry out within a certain period of time on its territory investigations aimed at obtaining evidence relating to a criminal offence o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-19

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be specified by decree.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-15

…requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between France and the other Member States of the European Union shall be made via European Investigation Decisions, in accordance with the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

…a European Investigation Order: 1° Where a joint investigation team is set up pursuant to Articles 695-2 and 695-3 ; however, where a competent authority participating in a joint investigation team r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-17

…less a valid reason provided for in this Section for non-recognition, non-execution or postponement of the order applies, and subject to the application of formalities expressly requested by the issui…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-86-1

Where the account holder is a sole trader with limited liability, the provisions of this section apply :- to accounts relating to unrestricted assets where the payment incident is the result of a cheq…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-2

…sent their authorisation to conduct the investigation in response to any request made in the course of their investigations. The summons is sent to the interested party by registered letter with ackno…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-1

Investigators authorised to conduct investigations take an oath before the judicial court of their place of residence or before the Paris judicial court, stating: "I swear to carry out with accuracy a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-3

Reports drawn up in the course of investigations state the nature, date and place of the findings. They are signed by the investigator and the person concerned by the investigations. If the latter ref…

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