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Article R15-33-60-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the president of the court issues a validation order, it specifies that the legal entity has a period of ten days to exercise its right of withdrawal by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the public prosecutor. The representatives of the legal entity are also given a document informing them of the conditions under which the obligations laid down must be fulfilled. This document is accompanied, if…

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Article R15-33-60-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the agreement provides for the payment of a public interest fine, payment shall be made to an accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance. The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance mentioned in the previous paragraph receives the payment accompanied by the document provided for in Article R. 15-33-60-5. Once the payment has been signed off by the accountant, two sheets are returned or given…

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Article R15-33-60-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the agreement provides for the implementation of a compliance programme, the public prosecutor communicates the validation order and the agreement to the department responsible for its control. This department reports to the public prosecutor, at his request and at least annually, on the implementation of the programme. It informs him of any difficulties. It will also send him a report at the end of the period for implementing the…

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Article R15-33-60-9 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the obligation(s) of the agreement have been fully performed, the public prosecutor notifies the representatives of the legal entity and, where applicable, the victim of the termination of the public prosecution. If the agreement was concluded in the context of a judicial investigation, the public prosecutor also informs the investigating judge of the termination of the public prosecution.

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Article R15-33-60-10 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the obligation or obligations of the agreement are not fully performed, the interruption of performance of the agreement referred to in the seventeenth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 is recorded by the public prosecutor and notified to the representatives of the legal entity by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The victim is notified by any means. If sums have been paid in respect of the public interest fine, the…

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Article R15-33-61 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The settlement proposal made by the mayor in accordance with the provisions of article 44-1 shall be sent by registered letter or delivered against receipt in duplicate to the offender within one month of the official report recording the offence. It specifies: – the nature of the acts complained of, their legal classification as well as the amount of the fine and additional penalties incurred; – the amount of reparation…

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Article R15-33-63 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the offender accepts the proposal, the mayor forwards it to the public prosecutor for approval by the competent judicial authority, together with the reports recording the offence. Where the proposed settlement consists of the performance of unpaid work, the public prosecutor forwards these documents to the judge of the competent police court, together with his or her recommendations regarding approval. The judicial authority sends the mayor its decision as…

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Article R15-33-64 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the proposed settlement is approved, the mayor sends or gives the offender a document informing him of this approval, specifying the amount of compensation to be paid or the terms of performance of the unpaid work as well as the deadline for completion of the settlement. Otherwise, the mayor communicates the decision of the judicial authority to the offender.

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