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Article A37-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automated control system recording the data digitally, the information required by Articles A. 37-9 and A. 37-11 relating to the notice of offence appear on the front and back of a single notice of offence form, 210…

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Article A37-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article shall reproduce the information required by Article A. 37-10 and the third paragraph of l’article A. 37-11, in a 210 mm × 297 mm format and on a white background.

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Article A37-15 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of I of Article R. 49-1 or the last paragraph of article R. 49-10, the offence is recorded by the ticketing officer under conditions that do not allow the ticket and payment card to be issued immediately, in particular because the official report is drawn up using the device provided for in Article A. 37-19, the following documents shall be…

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Article A37-16 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The notice of offence sent by post to the offender or, where it has not been possible to establish his identity, to the holder of the registration certificate includes: I.-Information relating to the offending department, the nature, place and date of the offence, the references of the texts punishing the said offence, the vehicle identification details and the identity of the offender or, where it has not been possible to…

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Article A37-17 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a specific request for exoneration form is sent to the offender, it includes the following information: -the remedies available to the offender and the procedures for exercising them; -information on the examination of the request and the action likely to be taken on it. When the offence being prosecuted is one of those mentioned in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code, the form details each of the cases…

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Article A37-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The payment notice sets out all the options available to the offender for paying the fine as well as the practical arrangements for payment. A detachable payment card is incorporated at the bottom of the front of this notice. In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 49-3-1, this notice may also include a statement to the effect that payment of the fixed fine may be made by automated remote…

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Article A37-19 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The secure electronic device for drawing up the official statement of offence using an electronic signature or a handwritten signature collected in digital form, provided for in II of Article R. 49-1 or by Article D. 589-2, must meet the following technical characteristics: -the device can only be used with an electronic identification card personal to each recording officer, and after the latter has been authenticated by a personal code;…

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Article A37-19-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of a claim brought before the competent court, the report drawn up with the device provided for in Article A. 37-19 is, at the request of the authority to which the complaint is made, printed on a white sheet of paper measuring 210 mm × 297 mm. It reproduces the information mentioned in I of Article A. 37-16 or article A. 37-27-2, as well as any additional…

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Article A37-20 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a contravention has been established by a report drawn up using a secure electronic device in accordance with articles R. 49-1, D. 589-2 and A. 37-19, the fixed fine notice may indicate that the request for exoneration or the claim may be made in electronic form in accordance with the provisions of this article. Except in the cases provided for in articles A. 37-20-1 to A. 37-20-5, the dispute…

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Article A37-20-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The holder of the registration certificate or the persons referred to in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 121-2 of the Highway Code who have received a fixed fine notice may submit the request or complaint provided for by Article 529-10 electronically in accordance with the procedures specified by this sub-section. The challenge is made on the “www.antai.fr” site, using the information on the fixed fine notice, using the…

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