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Article R15-33-52 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the settlement consists of the seizure of an item in favour of the State, the person must return the item to the court clerk’s office against a receipt within the allotted time. If the item has been seized and is still in the possession of the investigating department, the latter is notified of the validation decision and sends the seal to the court registry. Once the court clerk’s office is in possession of the seal, it may immediately proceed to destroy the object or hand it over to the estates department or the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets.

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Article R15-33-52

Lorsque la composition pénale consiste dans le dessaisissement d’une chose au profit de l’Etat, la personne doit, dans le délai imparti, remettre cette chose au greffe du tribunal contre récépissé. Si cette chose a fait l’objet d’une saisie et est toujours détenue par le service enquêteur, celui-ci est avisé de la décision de validation et adresse le scellé au greffe du tribunal. Lorsque le greffe est en possession du scellé, il peut sans délai procéder à la destruction de l’objet ou à sa remise au service des domaines ou à l’Agence de gestion et de recouvrement des avoirs saisis et confisqués.

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