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Article R220 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The costs of recovering fines imposed in the cases provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code are taxed in accordance with the rates for civil matters.

These costs are not charged to the general funds for criminal, correctional and police court costs; they are advanced and regularised by the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finance.

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Article R220

Les frais de recouvrement des amendes prononcées dans les cas prévus par le code de procédure pénale et par le code pénal sont taxés conformément aux tarifs en matière civile.

Ces frais ne sont point imputés sur les fonds généraux des frais de justice criminelle, correctionnelle et de police ; l’avance et la régularisation en sont effectuées par les soins des comptables de la direction générale des finances publiques.

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