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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-122

Where a case is referred to the Investigating Chamber pursuant to Article 706-120, its president shall order, either of his or her own motion or at the request of the civil party, the public prosecuto…

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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 706-10

…ompensation, obtains, for the same loss, one of the benefits or compensation referred to in Article 706-9, the fund may ask the commission that granted it to order the total or partial repayment of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sound and image recording of certain places or vehicles

Article 706-98

…cial police or qualified agents responsible for carrying out the operations provided for in Article 706-96 are authorised to hold, for this purpose, devices falling within the provisions of article 22…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-31

…one year when the fine and pecuniary penalties imposed for one of the offences mentioned in article 706-26 or for related customs offences exceed €100,000.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-182

…utor at the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction a court with jurisdiction pursuant to article 706-176 leads and coordinates, in consultation with the other public prosecutors in the inter-region…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-171

…urt or Juvenile Court declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-170, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as it sees fit; it may, after…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-48

Minors who are victims of one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47 may be the subject of a medical-psychological assessment designed to assess the nature and extent of the harm suffered and to…

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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 706-5

On pain of foreclosure, the claim for compensation must be made within three years of the date of the offence. Where criminal proceedings are brought, this time limit is extended and does not expire u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-103

…event of an investigation being opened for one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73,706-73-1and 706-74 and in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred and, where applica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-153

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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