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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-65

…Penal Code and articles R. 623-14, R. 623-16 and R. 623-17 of the Penitentiary Code are applicable to the performance of this work and the powers conferred by these articles on the sentence enforceme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-6-2

…f the reduced fixed fine provided for in article 529-2-1 is set at 150 euros for fifth-class offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-6-1

When the notice of increased fixed fine sent by registered letter to the address appearing on the vehicle registration certificate, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-6

…ded and, depending on the case, refuses or deletes records that do not comply with legal requirements. The magistrate in charge of the national criminal records department, who is responsible for moni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-6

…an online complaint is made, the victim is informed that any false statement may expose him or her to criminal prosecution, in accordance with the provisions of article 434-26 of the Criminal Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Capture of computer data

Article D15-1-6

The departments, units and bodies, referred to in Article 706-95-17, that may carry out operations to install the technical devices referred to in Article 706-102-1 sont :-the national judicial police…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

I.-Requests to acquaint oneself with the case file made, pursuant to II of Article 77-2, by a suspected person may be addressed to the Public Prosecutor through their lawyer. In this case, the request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-6-2

The public prosecutor who, pursuant to article 63-8, orders the transfer of a person from police custody may have the person brought before him or before a delegate authorised in accordance with artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-6

Any person placed in police custody who has requested the assistance of a lawyer pursuant to article 63-3-1 who is moved to a place other than that of the investigating department may not be interview…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-6

In the event of a request for a lawyer to be appointed ex officio made, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 113-3 or 116, before the investigating judge of a court in which there is an inves…

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