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Article 866-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The first paragraph of Article 706-166 reads:

“In the case of an investigation opened for one of the offences, punishable by a sentence of three years’ imprisonment or more, listed in Title I of Book III of the Criminal Code, the president of the judicial court or a judge delegated by him, at the request of the public prosecutor, may, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 706-103 of this Code, order protective measures on the property, movable or immovable, divided or undivided, of the person under investigation in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred as well as, where applicable, compensation for the victims. “

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Article 866-1

Le premier alinéa de l’article 706-166 est ainsi rédigé :

” En cas d’information ouverte pour l’une des infractions, punie d’une peine égale ou supérieure à trois ans d’emprisonnement, figurant au sein du titre Ier du livre III du code pénal, le président du tribunal judiciaire ou un juge délégué par lui, sur requête du procureur de la République, peut, dans les conditions et selon les modalités prévues à l’article 706-103 du présent code, ordonner des mesures conservatoires sur les biens, meubles ou immeubles, divis ou indivis, de la personne mise en examen afin de garantir le paiement des amendes encourues ainsi que, le cas échéant, l’indemnisation des victimes. “.

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