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Chapter III: Expenses assimilated to those of criminal trials

Article R214 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The costs listed in Article R. 93 are advanced by the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of this Title: they are taxed and liquidated according to the tariff and rules of each competent court. The provisions of articles R. 222, R. 223, R. 224-2, R. 225, R. 228, R. 228-1, R. 229, R. 230, R. 233 and R. 234 are applicable for the payment of these costs.

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Article R215 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

As an exception to the rule laid down in the preceding article, the costs of proceedings brought before the civil court or the court of appeal shall be paid in accordance with the tariff fixed by this title: 1° For contravention of the laws on the keeping of civil status registers, in the cases provided for in articles 50 and 53 of the Civil Code, and on the celebration of…

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Article R216 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants for the Ministry of Justice, each person appointed as an ad hoc administrator, where they are on the list provided for in l’article R. 53 or that the provisions of article R. 53-6, for all costs incurred in defending the interests of a minor victim of compensation, the…

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Article R216-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of the opening of a judicial investigation, an advance of up to Iaah2 may be granted by the investigating judge to the ad hoc administrator, at his request, if the latter submits, during the course of his assignment and at least six months after his appointment, a report summarising the steps taken and the formalities completed.

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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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