Article 734 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
The court or tribunal imposing a sentence may, in the cases and under the conditions provided for in the articles 132-29 to 132-57 of the Penal Code, order that its execution be stayed. The court may also defer pronouncement of the sentence in the cases and conditions provided for by the articles 132-60 to 132-70 of said code. The procedures for implementing the suspended sentence and deferral are set out…