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Article R40-54 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The committee referred to in the previous article comprises: a) A senator and a deputy respectively chosen by the president of the Senate, after each partial renewal of the Senate, and by the president of the National Assembly, for the duration of the legislature, on the proposal of the competent committee of each assembly; b) An honorary judge of the Court of Cassation, appointed for a non-renewable term of five…

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Article R40-55 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the dispositions de l’article 111 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 modififiée relative à l’informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, l’accès aux données mentionnées à l’article R. 40-46 and the conditions for their rectification or deletion are governed by the provisions relating to access to the criminal proceedings file contained in the code de procédure pénale. With regard to the persons mentioned in article…

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Article R41 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The seat of the assize courts listed below is exceptionally set in a town other than the chief town of the court of appeal if there is one or in the opposite case other than the chief town of the department. Assize court DEPARTMENTS HEADQUARTERS Charente-Maritime Saintes Manche Coutances Pas-de-Calais Saint-Omer Saône-et-Loire Chalon-sur-Saône Var Draguignan

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Article R41-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the case provided for in paragraph 2 of article 470-1, the decision transferring the case from the criminal court shall designate the competent civil court and specify the identity of the liable third parties who appear to have to be implicated. A copy of the referral decision and the case file are immediately sent by the secretariat of the court registry to the designated court.

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Article R41-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

As soon as the Public Prosecutor’s Office decides to proceed with the enforcement of the criminal order, the chief clerk of the court shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall include the information provided for in Article 495-3. This letter indicates the time limits and procedures for objecting set out in the third and fifth paragraphs of article 495-3 and…

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Article R41-3-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Pursuant to article 495-3-1, the chief clerk shall notify the criminal order to the civil party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall specify the time limits and procedures for objecting to the civil provisions of the order set out in article 495-3-1 and article R. 41-8. This information is also communicated to the civil party when the criminal order is served by the public prosecutor or his…

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Article R41-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The forty-five day opposition period runs from the date on which the registered letter is sent, subject to the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article 495-3. In the event of notification by the public prosecutor or his delegate, this period runs from the date of such notification.

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Article R41-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Public Prosecutor checks the extracts from the criminal orders. Where a fine has been imposed, the order is the subject of a statement of criminal conviction sent by the chief clerk to the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finances in accordance with the provisions of article R. 55-5.

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Article R41-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within forty-five days of the date on which the registered letter is sent, the accused must pay the fine, the fixed procedural fee and, if applicable, the increase in the fine, by paying their amount into the hands of the accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finances, unless he lodges an objection. In the event of notification by the public prosecutor or his delegate, this period runs from the…

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