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Article 627-17 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The authorisation of enforcement issued by the criminal court under the preceding article entails, depending on the decision of the International Criminal Court, the transfer of the proceeds of fines and confiscated property or the proceeds of their sale to the court or to the Victims’ Trust Fund. Such property or sums may also be allocated to the victims, if the court has so decided and proceeded to designate them.

Any dispute relating to the allocation of the proceeds of fines, property or the proceeds of their sale shall be referred to the International Criminal Court, which shall take the appropriate action.

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Article 627-17

L’autorisation d’exécution rendue par le tribunal correctionnel en vertu de l’article précédent entraîne, selon la décision de la Cour pénale internationale, transfert du produit des amendes et des biens confisqués ou du produit de leur vente à la cour ou au fonds en faveur des victimes. Ces biens ou sommes peuvent également être attribués aux victimes, si la cour en a décidé et a procédé à leur désignation.

Toute contestation relative à l’affectation du produit des amendes, des biens ou du produit de leur vente est renvoyée à la Cour pénale internationale qui lui donne les suites utiles.

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