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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 of this Code are met.

These crimes are then tried by the Hauts-de-Seine Assize Court.

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Article D47-12-8

En application des dispositions de l’article 706-106-1, le tribunal judiciaire de Nanterre exerce sur l’ensemble du territoire national une compétence concurrente à celle qui résulte de l’application des articles 43,52 et 382 pour l’enquête, la poursuite, l’instruction et le jugement des crimes prévus aux articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1,222-3 à 222-6,222-23 à 222-26 et 224-1 à 224-3 du code pénal et de tous les délits connexes à ces crimes, lorsque les conditions prévues par l’article 706-106-1 du présent code sont remplies.


Ces crimes sont alors jugés par la cour d’assises des Hauts-de-Seine.

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