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Article 9 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Public prosecution for contraventions is statute-barred one year after the day on which the offence was committed.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 9
L’action publique des contraventions se prescrit par une année révolue à compter du jour où l’infraction a été commise.

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