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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a) Delivery of shipments

Article R157

…rectional or police matters are transmitted to any court or tribunal whatsoever, or to the Ministry of Justice, the proceedings and exhibits shall be sent in minutes, unless the Minister of Justice de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of committal, detention and arrest warrants and coercive measures against defaulting witnesses - Capture in execution of a detention order, judgment or decree

Article R188

The execution of arrest warrants, detention warrants and arrest warrants, committal orders, sentencing rulings and judgments, coercive measures exercised against defaulting witnesses by virtue of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R78

If one or more criminal record cards exist, the content as well as that of the entries provided for in Article 769, is reproduced on bulletin no. 1. If not, the bulletin n° 1 is marked: "nil".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R80

…inal records department by letter, telegram, teletransmission or magnetic medium with an indication of the civil status of the person whose bulletin is requested, the capacity of the requesting author…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: General rules

Article R115

…e experts to receive advance payments during the proceedings either when they have carried out work of exceptional importance, or when they have been required to make expensive transport or personal a…

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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
Paragraph 4: Delegates and mediators of the public prosecutor

Article R122-2

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: General rules

Article R128

Magistrates are required to state, in the warrants they issue for the benefit of witnesses, that the allocation of the compensation provided for in article R. 123 has been requested.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Members of the criminal jury

Article R146

When a juror is unable to meet the costs of his or her travel, he or she shall be issued, if he or she so requests and upon presentation of an order issued by the president of the judicial court of hi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c) Issuing copies to third parties

Article R166

…criminal matters, copies may be issued to third parties, without prior authorisation: 1° Decisions of the Court of Cassation; 2° Decisions of courts of first or second instance, when they are final a…

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