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Article R217 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the minor is solvent, the costs of the proceedings followed in matters of guardianship shall be borne by the minor and recovery thereof shall be pursued in accordance with the procedures and under the guarantees provided for in matters of criminal fines. The guardianship judge, or the court subsequently seised, may, however, decide that another party shall bear the costs. If the minor does not appear to have sufficient…

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Article R217-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The doctor who draws up the detailed certificate provided for in article 431 of the Civil Code shall receive, by way of fees, the sum of €160. When the doctor, requested by the public prosecutor or appointed by the guardianship judge, provides evidence that he or she was unable to draw up this certificate due to the failure of the person to be protected or protected, he or she is…

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Article R218 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The costs in respect of protective measures taken after the opening of an estate shall be borne by the estate and recovery thereof shall be pursued in accordance with the procedures and under the guarantees provided in respect of criminal fines. The bailiff appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 1306 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall inform the clerk’s office of the name and address of the person…

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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 R221 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The costs of social investigations ordered in relation to the exercise of parental authority are recovered by the Directorate General of Public Finances in accordance with the procedures and under the guarantees provided for criminal fines. The party ordered to pay the costs may appeal against the provision of the decision relating to the settlement of these costs. In the absence of an appeal on the merits, the appeal, stating…

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Article R221-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The person appointed by the judge to hear the minor, pursuant to article 388-1 of the Civil Code, is allocated, in addition to the reimbursement of his or her travel expenses calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants, a fixed fee set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Budget. When this person has been unable to carry…

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Article R222 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Stakeholders shall draw up and send their statements and bills of costs, together with supporting documents, in electronic form. To this end, they shall use the teleservice designated by the Minister of Justice. One statement or statement of expenses is drawn up for each assignment. However, stakeholders who habitually carry out several missions per month shall draw up a statement or statement of expenses summarising all the missions carried out…

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Article R223 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The court with jurisdiction to deal with the statement or memorandum of legal costs is the court that prescribed the measure. However, the judicial court has jurisdiction to deal with the statement or memorandum relating to legal costs incurred in the course of proceedings before a judicial court or industrial tribunal located within its jurisdiction. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice has jurisdiction to deal with memoranda relating…

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Article R224-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Related to the certification procedure provided for in article R. 225: 1° The costs listed in article R. 92 which are subject to a fee structure set by the provisions of Title X of Book V (Decrees in the Council of State); 2° The fees provided for in 9° of this article, even if not subject to a fee structure; 3° The fees listed in Article R. 92 other than…

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