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Article 721-1-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When several custodial sentences are combined and they are subject to more than one of the sentence reduction schemes provided for in articles 721,721-1-1 and 721-1-2, the regime that applies is that of the longest penalty incurred or, in the event of equal penalties incurred, the strictest regime.

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Article 721-1-3

Lorsque plusieurs peines privatives de liberté sont confondues et qu’elles sont soumises à plus d’un des régimes de réduction de peine prévus aux articles 721,721-1-1 et 721-1-2, le régime qui s’applique est celui de la plus longue peine encourue ou, en cas de peines encourues égales, le régime le plus strict.

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