French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceAny decision to freeze assets shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the judicial authority that ordered the measure and containing the following information:
1° Identification of the judicial authority that issued, validated or confirmed the freezing order and of the authority competent to execute the said order in the issuing State, if different from the issuing authority;
2° (Repealed)
3° The date and purpose of the freezing order;
4° Data making it possible to identify the property or evidence which is the subject of the freezing order, in particular the precise description of such property or evidence, its location in the executing State and the designation of its owner or custodian...;
5° The identity of the natural or legal person or persons suspected of having committed the offence or who have been convicted and who are covered by the freezing order;
6° The reasons for the freezing order, a summary of the facts known to the judicial authority issuing the order, the nature and legal classification of the offence on which it is based including, where appropriate, an indication that the said offence falls, under the law of the issuing State, within one of the categories of offences referred to in Article 694-32 and is punishable therein by a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment;
7° A full description of the offence where it does not fall within one of the categories of offences referred to in 6° ;
8° The means of appeal against the freezing order for the persons concerned, including bona fide third parties, available in the issuing State, the designation of the court before which the said appeal may be lodged and the time limit within which it may be lodged;
9° Where appropriate, the other relevant circumstances of the case;
10° The signature of the issuing judicial authority or that of its representative attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in the certificate.
