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Article D1-12-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The approval granted to an association may be transferred in the following cases: 1° In the event of a merger of one or more associations, at least one of which is approved as a victim support association, whether or not this merger involves the creation of a new association structure; > In the event of a split into two or more associations. 2° In the event of splitting into two…

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Article D1-12-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Authorisation may be suspended and then withdrawn: a) In the event of an undeclared change to the association’s articles of association; b) In the event of failure to comply with one of the conditions for issuing authorisation mentioned in articles D. 1-12-3 and D. 1-12-4 ; c) In the event of failure to send the annual activity report and financial report; d) In the event of refusal to provide a…

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Article D1-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I.-The information provided for by article 11-2 is given by the public prosecutor. In the event of an indictment decided by the investigating chamber or a conviction handed down by the court of appeal, it is given by the public prosecutor or, on the latter’s instructions, by the public prosecutor. The written document containing the information provided for by this article may be transmitted by electronic means of communication. II.-The…

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Article D2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, judicial police officers are equal before the law in prerogative and responsibility; they are placed under the supervision of the public prosecutor and under the control of the investigating chamber. Within the jurisdiction of each court, the court, the public prosecutor and his deputies alone have the authority to direct the activities of the officers and agents of the judicial police, through,…

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Article D3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

As soon as he is informed of a crime or flagrant offence, the local judicial police officer notifies the public prosecutor and, within the framework of the regulations specific to each corps or service, initiates the investigation or proceeds with it in accordance with the prescriptions of the code of criminal procedure. The competent magistrate makes a sovereign assessment, in each individual case, based on the nature and circumstances of…

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Article D4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The magistrate shall call upon judicial police officers from the National Directorate of the Judicial Police or the National Directorate of the Border Police or the Sub-Directorate of the Judicial Police of the National Gendarmerie General Directorate in cases of necessity, taking into account the possibilities afforded to the judicial police officer first approached by his speed of intervention, his sources of information, his knowledge of the case and the…

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Article D5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When participating in the same investigation, officers or agents of the national police and the national gendarmerie constantly collaborate in the interests of justice. They pool their skills, their abilities and the complementary resources at their disposal. The allocation of tasks and the centralisation of investigation elements are ensured by the magistrate referred to. The officers and agents of the national police and the national gendarmerie inform each other of…

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Article D6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When they are required, either for the execution of a letter rogatory or as part of a preliminary or flagrante delicto investigation, to carry out an investigative act likely to result in a disturbance of the peace, judicial police officers and judicial police agents acting in accordance with the provisions of Article 706-80 of the national police or national gendarmerie are required, after notice has been given to the instructing…

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