Subsection 1: Procedure

The Pluridisciplinary Commission on Security Measures is consulted by the sentence enforcement judge, or failing this by the public prosecutor, at least eighteen months before the release of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, so that it can examine them in accordance with the provisions of article 706-53-14. If the commission gives a favourable opinion on a placement under secure detention, the matter is referred to the regional secure detention…

Three months before the planned end of the detention period, the judge gives his opinion on the renewal of the measure to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal. The latter will refer the matter to the multi-disciplinary committee for security measures so that it can examine the situation of the detainee in the light of the information contained in his or her individual file. The provisions of the…