The first paragraph of Article 706-103 reads as follows:
“In the event of an investigation into one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, 706-73-1 and 706-74 and in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred and, where applicable, compensation for the victims, the President of the Judicial Court or a judge delegated by him, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order, at the advanced expense of the Treasury and in accordance with the procedures laid down by civil enforcement procedures, protective measures on the property, movable or immovable, divided or undivided, of the person under investigation. “