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Article D48-22 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Enforcement of a financial penalty may be refused in any of the following cases:

1° If the certificate is not produced, if it is drawn up incompletely or if it clearly does not correspond to the pecuniary penalty;

2° If the pecuniary penalty is less than 70 euros or an equivalent amount;

3° If the pecuniary penalty relates to acts that were committed, in whole or in part, on the territory of the Republic or in a place considered as such.

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Article D48-22

L’exécution d’une sanction pécuniaire peut être refusée dans l’un des cas suivants :

1° Si le certificat n’est pas produit, s’il est établi de manière incomplète ou s’il ne correspond manifestement pas à la sanction pécuniaire ;

2° Si la sanction pécuniaire est inférieure à 70 euros ou à un montant équivalent ;

3° Si la sanction pécuniaire concerne des actes qui ont été commis, en tout ou en partie, sur le territoire de la République ou en un lieu considéré comme tel.

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