The matter is referred to the commission by the sentence enforcement judge or by the public prosecutor. The sentenced person and his/her counsel and, where applicable, the public prosecutor are informed by the sentence enforcement judge of this referral.
The commission will issue a reasoned opinion within three months of the matter being referred to it. In the absence of an opinion within this timeframe, the judge may have the dangerousness assessment provided for in article 763-10 carried out. The offender is notified of this by registered letter or, if he or she is a prisoner, by the head of the prison. His lawyer and the public prosecutor are informed by the sentence enforcement judge.