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Article R55-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

When the conviction results from a criminal order, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 runs from the sending of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and 527 or notification by the public prosecutor or his delegate as provided for in article 495-3. In the case provided for by the penultimate paragraph of articles 495-3 and 527, it runs from the date on which the person became…

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Article R55-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

In the event of conviction to a fine, the reduction provided for by Article 707-2 only applies in the event of simultaneous payment, within one month, of the fine, the fixed procedural fee provided for by the provisions of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the increase in the fine provided for by the articles L. 211-27 and L. 421-8 of the Insurance Code in…

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Article R55-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

In the event of an adversarial decision handed down in the presence of the convicted person or his representative, the latter will be given, at the end of the hearing, if he so requests, a statement of criminal conviction enabling him to voluntarily pay the fixed procedural fees and, if applicable, the fine within one month to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finances. The convicted offender…

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Article R55-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

In the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 55-4, the chief clerk shall send a copy of each criminal conviction statement to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finances no later than the second working day following the pronouncement of the decision. In other cases, this statement is sent to the accountant of the Directorate-General of Public Finance at the same time as…

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Article R55-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

If an appeal is lodged against the decision giving rise to the dispatch of the statement of conviction in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 55-5, the chief clerk shall give notice thereof to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance and of the cancellation of the corresponding statement. This notice is given no later than the second working day following the registration of the appeal.

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Article R55-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

If, following the exercise of a right of appeal, the person who has voluntarily paid the fine applies for restitution of the sums paid in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 707-2, this application must be lodged with the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finances responsible for recovering the fine.

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Article R57-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

The first president shall appoint, after consulting the General Assembly of Judges, one or more advisors responsible for monitoring the enforcement of sentences and coordinating the action of enforcement judges within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal. Their duties shall be terminated and their replacements provided for in the same manner.

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Article R57-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

Each year, the sentence enforcement judge sends the Minister of Justice a report on the enforcement of sentences in his jurisdiction. This report is also sent to the adviser responsible for the enforcement of sentences and to the public prosecutor. In addition, the enforcement judge presents it orally to the general assembly of judges and prosecutors.

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Article R57-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 6, 2023

In the event of a new prosecution being brought against a convicted offender under his supervision, the enforcement judge is notified by the public prosecutor. He will provide this magistrate with any information he deems useful regarding the behaviour of the sentenced person; in particular, he will give his opinion on the appropriateness of any decision to modify or revoke the measure from which the sentenced person benefits, which would…

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