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Article D48-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where there is no victim support office within the court and the sentence is handed down in the presence of the civil party, the sentence enforcement office may be asked to receive the civil party after the hearing, assisted, where appropriate, by his or her lawyer, to inform them in particular of the practical arrangements enabling them to obtain payment of the damages awarded to them and, if applicable, of the steps that must be taken to refer the matter to the service d’aide au recouvrement des victimes d’infractions or the commission d’indemnisation des victimes d’infractions as well as the time limit within which they must take action.

The Sentence Enforcement Office will also inform the civil party of the possibility of referring the matter to the Victims’ Ombudsman.

>The Sentence Enforcement Office will also inform the civil party of the possibility of referring the matter to the Victims’ Ombudsman.

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Article D48-3

Lorsqu’il n’existe pas de bureau d’aide aux victimes au sein de la juridiction et que la condamnation est rendue en présence de la partie civile, le bureau de l’exécution des peines peut être chargé de recevoir cette dernière à l’issue de l’audience, assistée le cas échéant par son avocat, pour l’informer notamment des modalités pratiques lui permettant d’obtenir le paiement des dommages et intérêts qui lui ont été alloués et, s’il y a lieu, des démarches devant être effectuées pour saisir le service d’aide au recouvrement des victimes d’infractions ou la commission d’indemnisation des victimes d’infractions ainsi que du délai dans lequel elles doivent intervenir.

Le bureau de l’exécution des peines informe également la partie civile de sa possibilité de saisir le juge délégué au victimes.

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