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Article 732-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the person has been sentenced to life imprisonment for one of the crimes referred to in Article 706-53-13 and has been conditionally released with a care order, the regional secure detention court may, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 706-53-15, decide to extend all or part of the obligations to which the person is subject, beyond the period of conditional release, by placing him or her…

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Article 733 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of a new conviction, notorious misconduct, breach of conditions or failure to comply with the measures set out in the conditional release decision, that decision may be revoked, following the distinctions of article 730, either by the sentence enforcement judge or by the sentence enforcement court, in accordance with the procedures set out in the articles 712-6 ou 712-7. The same applies when the parole decision has…

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Article 733-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The sentence enforcement judge may, ex officio, at the request of the person concerned or at the request of the public prosecutor, order a reasoned decision to replace community service with a penalty of days’ fine. This decision is taken following an adversarial debate, in accordance with the provisions of article 712-6. This decision may also be made following partial performance of community service.

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Article 733-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of non-performance of community service, the sentence enforcement judge may, of his or her own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, order by reasoned decision the enforcement of the imprisonment and fine imposed by the trial court pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of the articles 131-9 and 131-11 of the Penal Code. Enforcement may cover all or part of this sentence….

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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…

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Article 735 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the trial court has not ruled on the revocation of the suspended sentence pursuant to Article 132-36 of the Penal Code because it was unaware of the first conviction, the public prosecutor may subsequently submit a reasoned application to the criminal court for its revocation. The court will rule in open court, after hearing the person and, if applicable, their lawyer.

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Article 735-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of a prison sentence handed down by the criminal court of a Member State of the European Union, the revocation of the suspended sentence may only be ordered by the criminal court ruling at the request of the public prosecutor, in accordance with the procedure set out in article 735.

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Article 736 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The suspension of sentence does not extend to the payment of damages. Nor does it extend to the incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications resulting from the conviction. However, these incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications will cease to have effect from the day on which, by application of the provisions of Article 132-35 of the Criminal Code, the conviction will have been deemed null and void. This provision does not apply to the…

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Article 739 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a conviction is accompanied by a probationary suspension, the sentenced person is placed under the supervision of the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 712-10. During the probation period, the sentenced person must comply with all the supervision measures provided for by article 132-44 of the Penal Code and those of the specific obligations provided for by article 132-45 of the…

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Article 740 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

During the probation period, the sentence enforcement judge under whose supervision the sentenced person is placed shall ensure, either by himself or by any qualified person, that the supervision and assistance measures and the obligations imposed on the sentenced person are carried out. .

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