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Article R129 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Witnesses aged sixteen or over who are called to give evidence either at an investigative hearing or before courts and tribunals ruling on criminal, correctional or police matters receive an appearance allowance determined by the following formula: I = 1.5 + (S x 4) in which: I is the amount of the fixed allowance expressed in euros; S is the minimum interprofessional growth wage as fixed on 1 January of…

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Article R130 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When children under the age of sixteen called as witnesses under the conditions provided for in the preceding article are accompanied by a person under whose authority they are or, by his or her delegate, this person is entitled to the compensation provided for in the preceding article except where he or she has been appointed, as an ad hoc administrator and is on the list provided for in Article…

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Article R134 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where a witness is unable to meet the costs of his travel, he shall be issued, if he so requests and on presentation of an order made by the president of the judicial court of his place of residence, with a deposit on the compensation that will be due to him. This advance payment may be equal to the price of a return ticket when the journey is made by…

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Article R140 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Jurors shall be awarded, for the duration of the session, a daily allowance determined by the following formula: I = 6 + (S x 8), in which: I is the amount of the fixed allowance expressed in euros; S is the minimum interprofessional growth wage as fixed on 1 January of the current year. Jurors who provide evidence of a loss of part of their income from their professional activity…

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