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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 862

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the president of the court of first instance shall exercise the powers vested in the commission mentioned in Article 706-4.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 862-1

For the application of article 706-2 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, after the words: "by article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code", the words: "or by locally applicable r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 867

The powers vested in the competent public accountant by

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XIII: Criminal records

Article 874

For the application of article 768, the powers of the national criminal record are exercised by the registry of each court of first instance, which receives, in respect of persons born in the district…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XIII: Criminal records

Article 875

For the application of article 768-1, the powers of the national criminal record are exercised by the registry of the court of first instance, which receives, in the case of legal entities whose regis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Investigations

Article 880

Where the movement of a lawyer or a person approved pursuant to article 879 appears materially impossible, the powers vested in the lawyer by the articles 63-4 to 63-4-3 may be exercised by a person c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-3

In case of necessity and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 803-2, the person may appear the following day and may be held for this purpose in specially equipped court premises, provided that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-7

Where a court orders the immediate release of a person whose pre-trial detention is unlawful due to non-compliance with the time limits or formalities provided for in this Code, it may, in the same de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-8

I.-Without prejudice to its right to apply to the administrative court pursuant to articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 or L. 521-3 of the Code of Administrative Justice, any person detained in a prison in app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 804

This Code is applicable, in its wording resulting from Law No. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defenc…

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