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Article R41-8 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The opposition made by the accused, within the period provided for either in the third or fifth paragraph of Article 495-3, shall be made: 1° Either by letter addressed to the chief clerk of the court that handed down the decision. The letter must be sent within the prescribed time limit, as evidenced by the postmark; 2° Or by a declaration made to the chief clerk, recorded and signed by…

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Article R41-9 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

On expiry of the objection period, the chief clerk shall notify the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance of the objections received and of the cancellation of the corresponding extracts. In the event of opposition, the chief clerk shall notify the public prosecutor without delay.

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Article R41-10 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance shall proceed with the recovery of the criminal order on expiry of the period of forty-five days from the date of dispatch of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and R. 41-3 or notification by the public prosecutor or his delegate as provided for in these same articles, unless an objection is lodged.

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Article R41-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In application of Article 523, the police court may not be constituted by a magistrate exercising a temporary function or an honorary magistrate exercising jurisdictional functions for the trial of the following contraventions: 1° Non-public defamation provided for by article R. 621-1 of the Criminal Code; 2° Non-public insult provided for by article R. 621-2 of the Penal Code ; 3° Non-public provocation of a racist or discriminatory nature provided…

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Article R42 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

On expiry of the time limit for opposition open to the public prosecutor, the head of the court registry shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall include the particulars provided for in article 526 and indicate the time limits and procedures for payment and opposition set out in articles R. 43 to R. 46. Unless these details are included in…

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Article R43 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within thirty days of the date on which the registered letter is sent, the accused must pay the fine and the fixed procedural fee by transferring their amount into the hands of the accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finance, unless he lodges an objection. In all cases, the accused must, in support of the payment, indicate to the accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finance the references…

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Article R45 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The opposition made by the accused, within the time limits provided either in the third or in the fifth paragraph of article 527, must be made: – either by letter addressed to the head of the registry of the court which handed down the contested decision. The letter must be sent within the prescribed time limit, as evidenced by the postmark; – or by an oral statement made to the…

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