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Showing 18311840 of 30643 articles for Art. R 123-238

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R417

A article R. 149, the words: "comptable direct du Trésor" are replaced by the words: "receveur des domaines".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Persons responsible for social and personality investigations or contributing to judicial supervision or probationary suspension

Article R121

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civilian State personnel for the Ministry of Justice, the natural person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R352

A article R. 220, after the words: "tariffs in civil matters", the words: "locally applicable" are added.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R307

Article R. 83 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 83.-Before issuing the requested bulletin no. 3, the court clerk shall check the civil status of the person concerned; if he or she does not discover an a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R273

For the application of Article R. 49-1, the last sentence of the second paragraph and the third and fourth paragraphs are deleted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorities or persons contributing to judicial supervision

Article R16

The examining magistrate hearing the proceedings or, by delegation, the magistrate in whose jurisdiction the person under investigation resides, shall designate either a natural or legal person author…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R336

For the application of article R. 182, the sum of : "6.86 euros" is replaced by : "10.06 euros (1,200 F CFP)".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R425

A article R. 229, the words: "payment of the expenditure voucher by the administrator into the hands of this accountant" are replaced by the word: "payment".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-15

The proposed formation of a European holding company is the subject, by each company registered in France that participates in the transaction, of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R303

I.-The first sentence of

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