Title X: Legal costs

The claimant or the public prosecutor may appeal, within ten days of notification, against the decision on the claim for compensation when it emanates from a criminal court ruling at first instance. The same right is available to the civil party when the compensation is payable by it. This appeal is brought: a) Before the investigating chamber when the decision was made by the investigating judge; b) Before the criminal…

Payment of compensation is made on the basis of the decision of the court that awarded it. When the decision makes the compensation payable by the civil party, the compensation is ordered as an advance. Recovery of the amount of the compensation from the civil party is pursued at the behest of the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finances by all legal means.

After the compensation has been authorised, an appeal against the decision may be lodged with the court mentioned in a or b of article R. 249-6 by the public prosecutor at the request of the assigning accountant, within one month of receipt of the request for payment. A reasoned refusal by the Public Prosecutor to exercise the appeal shall be brought to the attention of the assigning accounting officer. In…