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

Article R170

Copies of non-final decisions, decisions handed down by investigating courts or courts for the enforcement of sentences and decisions handed down by juvenile courts or after hearings held in camera, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Citations and meanings

Article R185

When copies of certain documents must be given, a lump sum of 0.91 euros is awarded in police matters and 1.37 euros in criminal and correctional matters, regardless of the number of pages copied..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Expenses arising from the appointment of ad hoc administrators

Article R216

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants for the Ministry of Justice, each person appointed as an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of criminal record cards

Article R68

The records of the automated national criminal record are recorded on a magnetic medium.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R87

Bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record is issued free of charge.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Costs of transporting persons, proceedings and exhibits

Article R95

Transport by rail must, unless there are exceptional circumstances, be in a 2nd class reserved compartment.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
e) Mechanical expertise

Article R120-1

Each expert is awarded, for a complete mechanical expert appraisal of one or more motor vehicles, ordered by a court sitting in Paris or in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis or Val-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Individuals

Article R121-1

…onality investigators and judicial controllers, authorised natural persons: 1° For the verification of the material, family or social situation of persons who are the subject of an investigation carri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Court fees

Article R131

Where it is found that a witness, because of his infirmities had to be accompanied by a third party, the latter shall be entitled to the compensation provided for in articles R. 129 and R. 130.

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

Article R139

Members of the criminal jury shall be granted, if and when they so request: 1° A session allowance; 2° Travel expenses; 3° A daily subsistence allowance;

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