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Article 811 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of the first paragraph of Article 46 and article 48, the functions of the public prosecutor may also be performed by a judicial police officer belonging to the gendarmerie. For the application of the second paragraph of article 46, the duties of the public prosecutor may also be performed by the head of the administrative district or subdivision where the police court has its seat.

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Article 812 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of the provisions relating to police custody, when transport conditions do not allow the detained person to be brought before the competent magistrate, the criminal investigation police officer may order this person to report to him periodically, on condition that he immediately informs the competent magistrate. The latter will decide whether to release the detainee or to keep him or her in custody for a period that…

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Article 813 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the territory of French Polynesia, in the absence of a doctor on the island where the police custody is taking place, the examination provided for by Article 63-3 shall be carried out by a qualified nurse or, failing that, by a member of the public health auxiliary corps.

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Article 814 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In New Caledonia, when police custody takes place outside the communes of Nouméa, Mont-Doré, Dumbea and Paita and it appears materially impossible for a lawyer to travel there, the powers vested in the lawyer by the articles 63-4 to 63-4-3 may be exercised by a person chosen by the person in police custody, who is not implicated for the same acts or for related acts and who has not been…

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Article 814-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the Wallis and Futuna Islands, if, when the death certificate referred to in article 87 of the Civil Code, the identity of the deceased has not been established, authorisation to close the coffin may only be issued after execution, within a timeframe compatible with the timeframes governing burial and cremation, any requisitions issued by the Public Prosecutor for the purpose of carrying out the observations and operations necessary to…

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