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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-76

…he specialised correctional panel of the judicial court and the assize court referred to in Article 706-75 exercise, throughout the jurisdiction determined pursuant to that article, concurrent jurisdi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-7

…shall be brought before the correctional court of the place of detention. The provisions of Article 711 of this Code shall apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R784-7

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-30n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-9

…n or made a probation decision involving alternative sanctions or measures provided for in Articles 764-3 and 764-4 shall be competent to forward the conviction or probation decision to the competent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…gs Plan under the Insurance Code are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or reduction…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-7

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Secondary accountants may be appointed by the accounti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 734

…ribunal imposing a sentence may, in the cases and under the conditions provided for in the articles 132-29 to 132-57 of the Penal Code, order that its execution be stayed. The court may also defer pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 789

…hes jurisdiction, have sole jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other formation of the court, to: 1° Rule on procedural objections, applications made pursuant to Article 47 and incidents putting an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to confidentiality and cooperation

Article R613-75

…of disclosing the information contained in the preventive recovery plans referred to in Article L. 613-35 and the preventive resolution plans referred to in Article L. 613-38 as well as the results of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to confidentiality and cooperation

Article R613-76

The cooperation agreements entered into pursuant to Article L. 632-13-1 with the competent supervisory authorities and the resolution authorities shall be authorised by the college of supervisors or t…

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