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Article 713-39 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If it deems it useful, the criminal court will hear, if necessary by rogatory commission, the owner of the seized property, the convicted person and any person with rights to the property that was the subject of the foreign confiscation order.

The persons mentioned in the previous paragraph may be represented by a lawyer.

The criminal court is bound by the findings of fact in the foreign decision. If these findings are insufficient, it may request, by letter rogatory, that the foreign authority that issued the decision provide the necessary additional information within a time limit that it sets.

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Article 713-39
S’il l’estime utile, le tribunal correctionnel entend, le cas échéant par commission rogatoire, le propriétaire du bien saisi, la personne condamnée ainsi que toute personne ayant des droits sur les biens qui ont fait l’objet de la décision étrangère de confiscation.


Les personnes mentionnées à l’alinéa précédent peuvent se faire représenter par un avocat.


Le tribunal correctionnel est lié par les constatations de fait de la décision étrangère. Si ces constatations sont insuffisantes, il peut demander par commission rogatoire à l’autorité étrangère ayant rendu la décision, la fourniture, dans un délai qu’il fixe, des informations complémentaires nécessaires.

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