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Article R154 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of the accused being transferred either to another investigating court or to another Assize Court, if they have already received a copy of the documents prescribed in Article 279, they may not be issued with a new copy paid for out of the general costs of criminal, correctional and police justice. But any accused person, referred to the Assize Court, may have a copy of the pleadings…

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Article R155 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In criminal, correctional and police matters, apart from the cases provided for by Article 114, the following may be issued to the parties: 1° At their request, a copy of the complaint or the report of the final orders, judgments, penal orders and enforcement orders provided for in Article 529-2, paragraph 2, of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° With the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor or the Attorney General…

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Article R157 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Whenever proceedings in criminal, correctional or police matters are transmitted to any court or tribunal whatsoever, or to the Ministry of Justice, the proceedings and exhibits shall be sent in minutes, unless the Minister of Justice designates exhibits to be sent by copies or extracts.

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Article R165 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In criminal matters, when authorised, the issue of reproductions of procedural documents other than decisions is remunerated at the rate of 0.46 euros per page. If the proceedings have been digitised, the copy may be issued in digitised form; it is then remunerated at the rate of 5 euros per digital medium, regardless of the number of pages on the medium. However, the issue of the first reproduction of each…

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Article R166 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In criminal matters, copies may be issued to third parties, without prior authorisation: 1° Decisions of the Court of Cassation; 2° Decisions of courts of first or second instance, when they are final and have been handed down publicly following a public debate.

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Article R167 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor may, however, object, by a specially reasoned decision, to the issue of a copy of a decision mentioned in 2° of Article R. 166: 1° In the case of a conviction erased by amnesty, rehabilitation or review; > In the case of a conviction erased by amnesty, rehabilitation or review; In the case of a conviction erased by amnesty, rehabilitation or review 2°…

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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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