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Article R40-20 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the commission awards an advance or compensation in an amount greater than that set by the decision of the first president of the court of appeal, its payment to the claimant is, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 233, carried out by the Regional Director of Public Finances for Ile-de-France and the Paris department.

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Article R40-21 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the application is dismissed, the appellant shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the commission relieves him of them in whole or in part. The commission’s decision shall entail compulsory execution for payment of the costs. The provisions of this article shall not apply where the appeal has been lodged by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal.

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Article R40-22 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The file of the criminal proceedings is returned, together with a copy of the decision, to the first president of the court of appeal for transmission to the court that handed down the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit. A copy of the decision is also sent to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal.

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