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Article R97 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the transfer or extraction is carried out using national police or national gendarmerie vehicles, a mileage allowance, set each year by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for the budget, is awarded in respect of each vehicle used and the outward and return journeys made. Its rate is uniform regardless of the type of vehicle used and the number of people transported.

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Article R101 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Proceedings and exhibits shall be entrusted to the members of the escort. If, in this case, exceptional expenses have had to be advanced by the members of the escort, they shall, in order to obtain reimbursement, enter the amount thereof on their statement of account. If, by reason of weight or volume, the objects cannot be transported by the members of the escort, they shall be transported, at the written…

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Article R103 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The expenses that the members of the escort are obliged to incur en route shall be reimbursed to them as criminal, correctional and police court costs on the basis of their detailed memoranda, to which they shall attach the orders they have received as well as the specific receipts for the expenses of a nature to be thus ascertained. If the members of the escort do not have sufficient funds…

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Article R104 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure on forgery and in the cases provided for in particular in articles 642 and 645, documents alleged to be forged or comparison documents must be handed over to the court registry by public or private depositories, the public prosecutor or investigating judge may order either that the depository shall go in person or by proxy to the court…

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Article R106 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The rates fixed by this title, with regard to the costs of expert appraisals, shall be applied on the basis of the residence of the experts. The costs of drafting and filing the report and, where applicable, of taking the oath are included in the compensation set by these rates. No compensation is awarded for the swearing-in of the expert before the Court of Appeal when he is first registered…

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Article R107 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the estimated amount of his costs and fees exceeds 460 euros, the appointed expert must, before commencing his work, inform the court that commissioned him. Except in emergencies, this estimate is communicated to the public prosecutor, who submits his observations within five days, after having had any necessary verifications carried out on the elements of the estimate presented by the expert. If its observations are not taken into account,…

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Article R112 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When experts are heard, either before courts or tribunals, or before investigating magistrates in connection with the assignment entrusted to them, they shall be awarded, in addition to their travel and subsistence expenses if applicable, an allowance determined by the following formula: I = 3.05 euros + (S × 4), where S is the minimum interprofessional growth wage as fixed on 1st January of the current year. When the hearing…

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