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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 358

…unts each ballot in the presence of the members of the court and jury who may check the ballot papers. He shall immediately record the result of the vote in the margin or following the question resolv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 350

…the committal order, emerge from the proceedings, the chairman will ask one or more special questions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 355

The magistrates of the court and the jurors retire to the deliberation chamber.They may not leave it until they have reached their decisions.If the foreseeable length of the deliberation justifies it,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 353

Before the Assize Court retires, the President reads out the following instruction, which is also posted in large print in the most conspicuous place in the deliberation chamber: "Subject to the requi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 353

The administration is discharged vis-à-vis the debtors, three years after each expired year, from the custody of the registers of receipts and other documents of the said year, without being obliged t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354

Subject to article 354 bis, the administration's right of recovery is exercised within a period of three years from the chargeable event. The limitation period is interrupted by the notification of a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Jurisdiction ratione materiae.

Article 356

The police courts hear customs offences and all customs matters raised by way of exception.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of settlement.

Article 350

…and fines, by the president of the court seised when the offence is punishable only by tax penalties. c) after final judgement, tax penalties imposed by the courts cannot be settled.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-1

…gs where this is justified by the particular circumstances surrounding the commission of the offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-40-1

…hose value does not exceed this amount, the provisions of the two penultimate paragraphs of Article R. 15-33-40 are not applicable.

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