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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R267

When the accused makes use of the option opened by Article 275 of this Code to take one of his relatives or friends as counsel, the latter's bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record shall be placed in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R268

…itary authority, which shall issue without delay, against a signature, a notice mentioning the date of the request for notification by the court clerk. "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R290

…ia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the criminal record instituted by the court of first instance is kept by the chief clerk of this court under the supervision of the public prose…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R292

…R. 67.-Files recording a disciplinary decision by an administrative authority, which entails or enacts incapacities, shall be sent either to the registry of the court of first instance of the place…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R294

I.-The first two paragraphs of article R. 69 are worded as follows: "The clerk of the court of first instance of the place of birth, for natural persons, and of the place of the registered office of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R297

…verseas collectivities or in New Caledonia and convicted by a French criminal court other than that of their place of birth, the forms provided for in articles R. 65 and R. 67, paragraph 2, and the no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of statements and briefs

Article R222

Stakeholders shall draw up and send their statements and bills of costs, together with supporting documents, in electronic form. To this end, they shall use the teleservice designated by the Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-2

…icle 800-2 includes compensation for legal fees incurred by the person being prosecuted, the amount of which may not exceed the State's contribution to the remuneration of the lawyer who would have as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R257

For the application of article R. 15-12, notifications are made by the secretary of the commission to the claimant via the military or administrative hierarchical authority, which issues a notice agai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R261-1

For the application of article R. 15-33-29-3 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the references to the General Local Authorities Code provided for by this article are replaced by references to the…

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