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Article D147-37 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 723-30, judicial supervision includes the obligation to comply with the treatment order provided for by Article 131-36-4 of the Criminal Code when the medical assessment provided for by article 723-31 or by Article D. 147-36 concludes that the sentenced person is likely to be subject to treatment. The sentence enforcement court notes this obligation in its decision to place the offender under judicial supervision. The sentence enforcement court may, however, waive this obligation where, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article 723-30, the sentence enforcement judge has indicated, by referring the matter to the court pursuant to article D. 147-35, that a treatment order was not necessary.

If judicial supervision includes a care order, the provisions of the socio-judicial supervision relating to this order are applicable, subject to the provisions specific to judicial supervision.

The convicted offender is then advised by the sentence enforcement judge, prior to his release, that no treatment may be undertaken without his consent, but that, if he refuses the care offered to him, all or part of the period of sentence reductions from which he has benefited may be withdrawn.

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Article D147-37

Conformément aux dispositions du dernier alinéa de l’article 723-30, la surveillance judiciaire comporte l’obligation de respecter l’injonction de soins prévue par l’article 131-36-4 du code pénal lorsque l’expertise médicale prévue par l’article 723-31 ou par l’article D. 147-36 conclut que le condamné est susceptible de faire l’objet d’un traitement. Le tribunal de l’application des peines constate cette obligation dans sa décision de placement sous surveillance judiciaire. Le tribunal de l’application des peines peut toutefois écarter cette obligation lorsque, conformément aux dispositions du dernier alinéa de l’article 723-30, le juge de l’application des peines a indiqué, en saisissant le tribunal en application de l’article D. 147-35, qu’une injonction de soins n’était pas nécessaire.

Si la surveillance judiciaire comporte une injonction de soins, les dispositions du suivi socio-judiciaire relatives à cette injonction sont applicables, sous réserve des dispositions spécifiques à la surveillance judiciaire.

Le condamné est alors avisé par le juge de l’application des peines, avant sa libération, qu’aucun traitement ne pourra être entrepris sans son consentement, mais que, s’il refuse les soins qui lui seront proposés, tout ou partie de la durée des réductions de peine dont il a bénéficié pourra lui être retiré.

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