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Article 11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Unless otherwise provided by law and without prejudice to the rights of the defence, proceedings during the investigation and enquiry shall be secret. Any person who takes part in these proceedings is bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and under the penalties provided for in Article 434-7-2 of the Penal Code. However, in order to avoid the dissemination of incomplete or inaccurate information or to put an end to…

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Article 11-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor or examining magistrate, as the case may be, elements of ongoing legal proceedings may be communicated to authorities or bodies authorised for this purpose by order of the Minister of Justice, made where appropriate after consultation with the minister(s) concerned, to enable scientific or technical research or investigations to be carried out, intended in particular to prevent accidents from occurring, or to facilitate…

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Article 11-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

I.-The Public Prosecutor’s Office may inform the administration in writing of the following decisions made against a person it employs, including on a voluntary basis, when they concern a crime or offence punishable by imprisonment: 1° Conviction, even if not final; 2° Referral to a trial court by the public prosecutor or investigating judge; 3° Indictment. The Public Prosecutor may only proceed with this information if he considers this transmission…

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Article 14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

It is responsible, in accordance with the distinctions established in this title, for recording offences against criminal law, gathering evidence and seeking out the perpetrators until an investigation is opened. When an investigation is opened, it executes the delegations of the investigating courts and defies their requisitions. .

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Article 15 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

The judicial police comprise: 1° Officers of the judicial police; 2° Judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers; 3° Investigation assistants of the national police and the national gendarmerie; 4° Officials and agents to whom certain judicial police functions are assigned by law.

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Article 15-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

The categories of departments or units in which the judicial police officers and agents referred to in sections II and III of this chapter carry out their usual duties, the procedures for creating these departments or units and their territorial jurisdiction criteria are determined by decree in the Council of State issued on the report of the Minister of Justice and the Minister concerned. The territorial jurisdiction of these departments…

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Article 15-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Administrative investigations into the conduct of a judicial police officer or agent in the exercise of a judicial police mission involve the Inspectorate General of Justice in the relevant investigation department. They may be ordered by the Minister of Justice and are then directed by a magistrate.

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