The public prosecutor who directed the investigation or that of the court hearing the prosecution shall inform the owner of the movable property by any means of his right to restitution of the proceeds of the sale as soon as he closes the proceedings with no further action or a final decision is made to dismiss the case, acquit or convict without confiscation having been ordered.
The owner of the movable property must exercise his right to restitution within two months of the notification provided for in the previous paragraph. The public prosecutor shall then issue him with a certificate in the light of which he may request the Caisse des dépôts et consignations that the sums deposited be paid to him without delay, increased, where applicable, by accrued interest.