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Showing 131–140 of 21162 articles for “Art. n° 12-20.103 + Cass. 3e civ.”
When the declaration of absence judgment is given, extracts from it are published in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 123, within the time limit set by the court. The decision is deem…
If the absent person reappears or if his existence is proven subsequent to the judgment declaring his absence, the annulment of this judgment may be pursued, at the request of the public prosecutor or…
The application for a declaration of absence is considered null and void if the absent person reappears or the date of his death is established, prior to the pronouncement of the judgment.
The application initiating proceedings may be made as early as one year before the expiry of the time limits provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 122. The declaration of absence is made at le…
The judicial police shall be exercised, under the direction of the public prosecutor, by the officers, civil servants and agents designated in this title.
The warrants shall be enforceable throughout the territory of the Republic.
The minutes of questioning and confrontation are drawn up in the forms provided for in articles 106 and 107.If an interpreter is used, the provisions of Article 102 shall apply. If the person under in…
The investigating judge directs the questioning, confrontations and hearings. The public prosecutor and the lawyers for the parties and the assisted witness may ask questions or make brief observation…
Any person arrested by virtue of a summons, who has been held for more than twenty-four hours without being questioned, is considered to be arbitrarily detained. The Articles 432-4 to 432-6 of the Pen…
The examining magistrate shall immediately question the person who is the subject of a summons to appear. A person arrested under a summons to appear shall be questioned under the same conditions. How…
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