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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-8

The officer of the public prosecutor's office to whom an admissible claim is referred shall inform the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance without delay of the cancellation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-15

…taire majorée adressé en application de l'article 529-10 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 530, the methods of payment of the deposit, as well as the pena…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-16

…en the request for exoneration or the complaint is accompanied by the information provided for in b of 1° of Article 529-10, it specifies the surname, first names, sex, date of birth and address of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-24

…nfringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is raised by a detainee, in support of a request that may be made by handing it to the head of the prison, the separate written statemen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-29

…ng out the reasons on which it is based. Where the decision refusing to refer the priority question of constitutionality is challenged in an appeal against the decision that ruled on the request in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-34

The court registry shall notify the parties of the decision taken by the president of the panel or his delegate pursuant to the first paragraph of Article R. * 49-32, as well as the date of the hearin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 bis

The specialised assistants provided for in Article 706 are appointed for a renewable term of three years. The duties of a specialist assistant are exclusive of any other remunerated professional activ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-16

When the case is heard, the chairman of the commission sets the date for the hearing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article R51

The notification provided for by Article 706-37 is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Where it appears from the acknowledgement of receipt that the addressee is unknown at the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Deletion of data from the file

Article R53-8-35

The department managing the file shall erase the data entered in it: a) On expiry of the periods provided for in 1° and 2° of Article 706-53-4; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in th…

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