Article R271 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
Article R. 48 shall read as follows: “Art. R. 48.-The officer responsible for recovering fines shall proceed with recovery of the criminal order on expiry of the thirty-day period from the date of dispatch of the registered letter provided for in article R. 42, paragraph 1, or, if the accused resides on an island that is not served by a regular postal service, on the expiry of the period of…