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Article D47-12-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

By application of the provisions of article 706-75 of the code of criminal procedure, the judicial courts and assize courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in this table, offences falling into the categories mentioned in articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, or 706-74. JURISDICTIONAL COURTS COURS D’ASSISES COMPETENT COURTS OF JURISDICTION TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE extending to the jurisdiction of the courts of…

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Article D47-12-8 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In application of the provisions of article 706-106-1, the Nanterre Judicial Court has concurrent jurisdiction throughout France with that resulting from the application of articles 43,52and 382 for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provided for in articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-1,222-3 to 222-6,222-23 to 222-26and 224-1 to 224-3 of the Penal Code and all offences related to these crimes, where the conditions set out in Article 706-106-1…

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Article D47-12-9 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, pursuant to article 706-106-4, the Public Prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court shall order an investigation into the possible criminal background of a person convicted of offences under Article 706-106-1 or for whom there are one or more plausible reasons for suspecting that he or she has committed or attempted to commit such acts, the investigations are conducted in the form of a preliminary enquiry. Where, pursuant to the…

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Article D47-12-10 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Persons with the status of judicial police officer specially appointed to assist, pursuant to Article 706-106-5, public prosecutors and specialised investigating judges from the Nanterre judicial court may take part in proceedings in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraphs 3 to 11 of Article 706. They advise these magistrates in their decisions regarding the choice of investigating departments and the direction of investigations, and they ensure the quality…

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Article D47-13-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In application of the provisions of Article 706-107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts and the court of first instance designated in the table below are competent to hear, in the districts defined in this table, the offences mentioned in this article. TRIBUNAUX judiciaires ou tribunal de première instance compétents COMPÉTÉENCE TERRITORIALE extending to the jurisdictions of the Courts of Appeal or the Tribunal Supérieur d’Appel de…

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Article D47-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the tutor, curator or substitute decision-maker is notified pursuant to Article 706-112-1, he is informed, if these rights have not already been exercised: 1° that he or she may appoint a lawyer or request that a lawyer be appointed by the President of the Bar; 2° that he or she may request that the person be examined by a doctor; Where the guardian, curator or substitute decision-maker has been…

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Article D47-14-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The provisions of articles 706-113 to 706-117 and the articles of this title are applicable to the criminal proceedings referred to in these articles only where the evidence gathered in the course of these proceedings shows that the person is the subject of a legal protection measure under the conditions set out in Title XI of Book I of the Civil Code. If the elements of the proceedings reveal a…

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Article D47-15 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Unless it is carried out at the time of his or her hearing as a witness by way of a record during the investigation or enquiry, the information of the guardian or curator provided for by the first paragraph of Article 706-113 is made by registered letter or in the manner provided by Article 803-1. In urgent cases, it may be made by any means.

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Article D47-16 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

During the investigation, the guardian or curator may only obtain a copy of the case file through the intermediary of the lawyer of the person under investigation or assisted witness, in accordance with the provisions of the articles 114 and 114-1. When the person is summoned or referred to the trial court, or the alternative reparation or mediation procedure or the penal composition procedure is applied, the guardian or curator…

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