Regulatory part - Council of State decrees

Informing convicted persons is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this article. When the person is present at the hearing, the information relating to his registration in the file and the notification of his obligations, shall be made by the president of the court or the clerk or registry agent designated by him. However, the person shall not be notified of his obligations at the hearing if he…

In the cases provided for in 3° of Article 706-25-4, notification is made by the public prosecutor in accordance with the procedures described in the third paragraph of Article R. 50-38.

In the case of registration in the file provided for in 5° of article 706-25-4, informing the person and handing over the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made by the examining magistrate who orders the entry in the file.

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-25-4, informing the person and providing the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made, under the conditions set out in the third and fourth paragraphs of this article, either by the registry of the prison if the person is detained in France, or by the public prosecutor in Paris. If it appears that the person’s address is unknown, the…

The prison administration shall without delay inform the public prosecutor of the place of conviction of the notification of obligations it has made in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article R. 50-38. If the person has been sentenced abroad, the prison administration shall inform the competent public prosecutor pursuant to article R. 50-31.