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Section 1: Jurisdiction and referral to the criminal court

Article D45-2-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In application of the last paragraph of Article 131-21 of the Criminal Code, where the Criminal Court or the Criminal Appeals Chamber may order the confiscation of property over which a person other than the accused has a right of ownership, including in the case of the defendant’s spouse and where the property forms part of the community, and where this title is known or where this person has claimed…

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Article D45-2-1 bis of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If justified in the interests of the proper administration of justice, the president of the judicial court may decide that a hearing of the correctional court that is held in public pursuant to Article 400 will be broadcast live in several courtrooms of the court. In the case of a hearing of a criminal court with specialised jurisdiction that extends to the jurisdictions of other judicial courts, he may decide…

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