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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-4

…by the sentence enforcement judge under whose supervision the socio-judicial supervision is to be carried out or, on delegation from this judge, by the sentence enforcement judge of the place of det…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-40

The request from the investigating judge provided for in the first paragraph of Article 230-40 shall specify the reasons why he considers that the conditions provided for by the provisions of that sam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-4

…ement of criminal conviction enabling him to voluntarily pay the fixed procedural fees and, if applicable, the fine within one month to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Fina…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-4

The Director General of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets is a judge appointed by order of the Minister of Justice for a renewable term of three years. He is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-40

…in custody and serving a sentence, only the liberty and custody judge has jurisdiction to hear applications made under article 803-8. However, if the liberty and custody judge, after noting that the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-4

…by the court at the same time as the decision ruling on the public action, unless the state of the case does not allow the amount of the compensation to be determined. In criminal cases, this decisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-41

…on of the examining magistrates hearing the proceedings or the competent public prosecutors, as the case may be. He shall inform them of his decision.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-4

The personalised assessment is carried out by the judicial police officer or agent who interviews the victim. He mentions, in the victim's interview report or in any other document attached to the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-4

…pursuant to Article 86 and in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article 52-1, request that the case be referred to this investigating judge when he considers that it follows from the circumstance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-4

When an application for placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance is referred to him or when he is considering imposing such a measure, the investigating judge or the liberty and custo…

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