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Showing 621630 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-1

The summons to appear in person is equivalent to the summons to appear in court served on the accused, on the instructions of the public prosecutor and within the time limits laid down by article 552,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

The following offences shall be tried in accordance with the conditions laid down in the third paragraph of Article 398, when they are punishable by a sentence of less than or equal to five years' imp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-11

…provided by Article 272. This withdrawal invalidates any cross-appeals lodged by the public prosecutor or the other parties. In all cases, the public prosecutor may always withdraw his appeal lodged…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-14

After taking written observations from the public prosecutor and the parties or their lawyers, the first president of the court of appeal shall designate the assize court responsible for deciding the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 392-1

When the civil party's action is not joined to that of the public prosecutor, the criminal court sets, according to the resources of the civil party, the amount of the deposit that the latter must, if…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-16

By way of derogation from Chapters I to V of Subtitle I of this Title, adults accused of a crime punishable by fifteen years or twenty years of criminal imprisonment, when it is not committed in a sta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-13

Where the appellant is a prisoner, the appeal may be made by means of a declaration to the head of the prison. This declaration shall be recorded, dated and signed by the head of the penal establishme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-10

In the event of an appeal by one party, within the above time limits, the other parties shall have a further five days in which to lodge an appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-15

If the appeal has not been lodged within the time limits laid down by law or relates to a judgment that is not subject to appeal, the First President of the Court of Appeal or the President of the Cri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385-1

In the cases provided for by articles 388-1 and 388-2, a plea based on a ground of nullity or on a clause of the insurance contract and seeking to exclude the insurer from the case must, on pain of fo…

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