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Showing 51615170 of 27113 articles for Art. Rép. Carrez: AN 4-4-2017 n° 93563

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article R57-4

…n, the enforcement judge is notified by the public prosecutor. He will provide this magistrate with any information he deems useful regarding the behaviour of the sentenced person; in particular, he w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-4

…hen the sentenced person is detained, the reminder of the obligations to which he or she is subject and which is provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 61 is made, in the days preceding his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-40

…cuments that the investigating judge requests to be placed in the file separate from the case file. An investigators' report justifying the use of the procedure provided for in Article 230-40 may also…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-4

In the event of an adversarial decision handed down in the presence of the convicted person or his representative, the latter will be given, at the end of the hearing, if he so requests, a statement o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-4

The Director General of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets is a judge appointed by order of the Minister of Justice for a renewable term of three years. He is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-40

If the imprisoned person is both remanded in custody and serving a sentence, only the liberty and custody judge has jurisdiction to hear applications made under article 803-8. However, if the liberty…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-4

…n to be determined. In criminal cases, this decision is given by the court ruling without the assistance of jurors.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-41

If the person remanded in custody is the subject of several detention warrants issued by liberty and custody judges from different judicial courts, only the judge from the court whose seat is closest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-4

…ice officer or agent who interviews the victim. He mentions, in the victim's interview report or in any other document attached to the proceedings, the assessment factors selected from among those men…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-4

When it relates to a crime, a civil party complaint may only be lodged with an investigating judge of the judicial court within which there is an investigating division. However, where a civil party c…

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