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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-2

…atters, any convicted person may pay the amount of the fixed procedural fee due pursuant to article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the amount of the fine to which they have been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22

When deciding whether to grant one of the measures provided for in Articles 712-6 and 712-7, the sentence enforcement courts may in the same judgment, at the request of the convicted person, relieve h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-8 AND A. 713-11)

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771-2

…elony or a misdemeanour punishable by a prison sentence received in the criminal record pursuant to 1° and 8° of Article 768, including in the cases provided for in Article 771, the automated national…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IIIa: Community service

Article 733-2

…fine imposed by the trial court pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of the articles 131-9 and 131-11 of the Penal Code. Enforcement may cover all or part of this sentence. This decisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…ourt of appeal to carry out investigations relating to offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, identifying themselves by their administrative registration number. They may be authorised t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-23

…unication service may be ordered by the interim relief judge for the facts provided for in Article 421-2-5 of the Criminal Code when they constitute a manifestly unlawful disturbance, at the request o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25

…ges within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 231-10 of the juvenile criminal justice code. The articles L. 513-2, L. 513-4 and L. 522-1 of this c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-2

…at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the Paris investigat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-7

The sums calculated may under no circumstances be less than the amount that would result from applying a rate of 30% to the total amount of tax paid in respect of the cinema in question.

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