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Article R129 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Witnesses aged sixteen or over who are called to give evidence either at an investigative hearing or before courts and tribunals ruling on criminal, correctional or police matters receive an appearance allowance determined by the following formula:

I = 1.5 + (S x 4) in which:

I is the amount of the fixed allowance expressed in euros;

S is the minimum interprofessional growth wage as fixed on 1 January of the current year.

Witnesses who can prove that they have lost part of their income from their professional activity are also entitled to additional compensation calculated according to the formula I = S x D in which:

S is the minimum growth wage determined as above;

D is the hourly duration of the appearance, which may not exceed eight hours per working day.

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Article R129

Les témoins âgés de seize ans ou plus, appelés à déposer soit à l’instruction, soit devant les cours et tribunaux statuant en matière criminelle, correctionnelle ou de police reçoivent une indemnité de comparution déterminée par la formule suivante :

I = 1,5 + (S x 4) dans laquelle :

I est le montant de l’indemnité forfaitaire exprimée en euros ;

S le salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance tel qu’il est fixé au 1er janvier de l’année en cours.

Les témoins qui justifient d’une perte d’une partie du revenu tiré de leur activité professionnelle, ont droit, en outre, à une indemnité supplémentaire calculée suivant la formule I = S x D dans laquelle :

S est le salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance déterminé comme ci-dessus ;

D la durée horaire de comparution, celle-ci ne pouvant excéder huit heures par jour ouvrable.

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