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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136

…first undergoing a psychiatric examination declaring the person fit to carry out this activity; 5° Suspension of driving licence; 6° Cancellation of driving licence with a ban on applying for a new li…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…aces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the offence provided for by article 222-32 of the Criminal Code and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

…es, their groupings and their public establishments and any other public or private legal entity;2° Tax revenues allocated by law;3° A portion, with the exception of the revenues mentioned in this 4°,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-16

The authorisation mentioned in 1° of article 706-95-12 is issued for a maximum period of one month, renewable once under the same conditions of form and duration. The authorisation mentioned in 2° of…

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

Article 706-40

…enant or the occupants or neighbours of the building. The owners or lessors of these premises are informed, at the request of the public prosecutor, that they are being used as places of prostitution.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

Articles 706-80 to 706-87 [Redaction conforme au dernier alinéa de l'article 1er de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2013-679 DC du 4 décembre 2013], 706-95 à 706-103,706-105 and 706-106 are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

…confiscated or subject to a protective measure in the course of criminal proceedings, which are entrusted to it and which require, for their preservation or enhancement, acts of administration ;2° The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-2

…or proceeds derived from the commission of one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1or 706-74 or used to commit them, and where the needs of the investigation or enquiry…

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

Article 706-38

When the holder of the public house or restaurant licence or the owner of the business in which one of the establishments referred to in 2° of article 225-10 of the Penal Code is not prosecuted, the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable before the criminal court

Article 706-133

…ntal disorder by which: 1° It declares that the person committed the acts of which he or she was accused; 2° It declares the person not criminally responsible on the grounds of a psychic or neuropsych…

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