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Article R168 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Public Prosecutor or the Principal Public Prosecutor may, by reasoned decision and even though no request has yet been made, decide to conceal information enabling the natural persons mentioned in the decision to be identified, when they are parties or third parties, to be concealed if their disclosure is likely to undermine the security or privacy of these persons or their entourage. In any event, this concealment is carried…

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Article R169 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When they are issued to third parties: 1° Copies of decisions handed down by assize courts do not mention the identity of the jurors; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by juvenile courts do not mention the identity of the assessors; 3° Copies of decisions handed down by the enforcement divisions of the courts of appeal composed in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 712-13 do not mention the…

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Article R170 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Copies of non-final decisions, decisions handed down by investigating courts or courts for the enforcement of sentences and decisions handed down by juvenile courts or after hearings held in camera, as well as copies of other acts or documents in criminal proceedings, may only be issued to third parties with the prior authorisation of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor and provided that the applicant can justify a legitimate…

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Article R171 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The decision of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor’s office taken pursuant to articles R. 167, R. 168 or R. 170 is notified to the interested party. The interested party may appeal to the President of the Investigating Chamber within two months of being notified of the decision. Where a decision to suppress has been taken pursuant to Article R. 168 and no request for a copy has yet…

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Article R179 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Each hearing judicial officer receives a daily allowance of: 1° 20 euros for the service of a hearing of the Cour de cassation; 2° 130 euros for the service of a hearing of the cour d’assises; 3° 60 euros for the service of a hearing of the tribunal correctionnel, the tribunal pour enfants or a chambre des appels correctionnels; 4° 30 euros for the service of a hearing of the…

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Article R181 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

It is allocated to bailiffs for all summonses in criminal, correctional and police matters, for the service of appearance warrants, for all service of orders, judgments and rulings and all other acts or documents in criminal, correctional and police matters, a fixed sum of 4.50 euros for the original, copies and sending by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt provided for by articles 557 and 558 and this, in addition…

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Article R183 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the Public Prosecutor has not been issued with a copy of the documents or judgments to be served, service shall be made by the bailiffs on the minutes entrusted to them by the registrars against receipt, on condition that they return them to the registry within twenty-four hours of service. When a document or judgment has been given in a copy to the public prosecutor, service is made on…

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