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Article R249-30 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

No later than ten days after the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 249-27, the judge shall take one of the decisions provided for in this section, after having again taken the observations and opinions provided for in article R. 249-25. Its order is notified under the conditions provided for in article R. 249-22.

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Article R249-32 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the judge considers that the unworthy conditions of detention have not been put an end to, he shall take one of the decisions provided for in 1° to 3° of II of article 803-8. In the cases provided for in the last paragraph of II of the same article, the judge may refuse, by reasoned order, to take one of these decisions.

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Article R249-33 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the judge is considering ordering the applicant’s transfer pursuant to 1° of II of Article 803-8, the judge will ask the prison administration to propose, as soon as possible, one or more establishments in which the defendant may be incarcerated, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 112-3, L. 211-1, L. 211-2 and L. 211-3 of the Penitentiary Code, in conditions that respect human dignity. The judge may…

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Article R249-34 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If it decides to apply 3° of II of the article 803-8, the sentence enforcement judge may order, after consulting the public prosecutor and the prison administration representative, one of the measures provided for in III of article 707, even if the granting of the measure normally falls within the jurisdiction of the sentence enforcement court and without it being required to proceed with the debate provided for by the…

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Article R249-35 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the applicant has requested to be heard pursuant to article R. 249-19 and that his request has been declared admissible, the judge shall by any means inform the person concerned and his lawyer, the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor and the head of the prison of the date and place of the hearing, specifying in particular whether audiovisual means of telecommunication will be used in accordance with Article…

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Article R249-36 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The decisions provided for in sections 2 to 5 of this chapter may, within ten days of their notification, be appealed to the President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Penal Enforcement Chamber, as the case may be. The appeal may be lodged by the prisoner, his lawyer or the public prosecutor. The appeal is lodged either by declaration to the registry of the court that handed…

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Article R249-37 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Sentence Enforcement Chamber may also be referred to directly by the prisoner or his lawyer, in accordance with the same procedures, if the judge has not given a ruling within the time limits laid down in this chapter. .

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Article R249-38 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Without prejudice to the provisions of the second paragraph of III of the article 803-8 providing for a suspensive appeal by the public prosecutor, an appeal lodged by a sentenced person against a transfer decision taken pursuant to 1° of II of article 803-8, which he or she considers to excessively infringe the right to respect for his or her family life, shall have suspensive effect. The President of the…

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