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Article R55-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the conviction results from a criminal order, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 runs from the sending of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and 527 or notification by the public prosecutor or his delegate as provided for in article 495-3. In the case provided for by the penultimate paragraph of articles 495-3 and 527, it runs from the date on which the person became aware of the conviction.

The notice provided for in article 707-3 is included in the criminal order or is attached to the notification of the decision in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 41-3 and R. 42.

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Article R55-2

Lorsque la condamnation résulte d’une ordonnance pénale, le délai d’un mois prévu par l’article 707-2 court à compter de l’envoi de la lettre recommandée prévue par les articles 495-3 et 527 ou de la notification par le procureur de la République ou son délégué prévue par l’article 495-3. Dans le cas prévu par l’avant-dernier alinéa des articles 495-3 et 527, il court à compter de la date à laquelle la personne a eu connaissance de la condamnation.

L’avis prévu par l’article 707-3 figure dans l’ordonnance pénale ou est joint à la notification de la décision conformément aux modalités prévues par les articles R. 41-3 et R. 42.

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