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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-39

…appeal provided for in 1° of Article 712-11 expires at midnight on the day after the order was served. Where the order is served by registered letter, this period expires at midnight on the day follow…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-10

The certificate must be translated into the official language or one of the official languages of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Communit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-11

The financial penalty or a certified copy thereof and the certificate shall, subject to the provisions of the second subparagraph, be forwarded directly by the competent authority of the issuing State…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
C. - Judicial constraint.

Article D48-36

In the event of wilful failure to pay the sum of money corresponding to a pecuniary penalty imposed as a sentence for acts which would constitute under French law a felony or misdemeanour punishable b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-28

…hen their knowledge of individual cases or of the problems to be examined makes their presence useful. The Sentence Enforcement Judge may order the appearance of the detainee before the Sentence Enfor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-26

…n any other State, shall be deducted in full from the amount of the financial penalty to be recovered.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-27

…hority of the issuing State shall be notified without delay by any means that leaves a written record..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-25

If the sentenced person fails to comply with the obligations imposed or displays misconduct, the sentence enforcement judge or court may decide to reject or postpone a measure within its jurisdiction,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-22

Enforcement of a financial penalty may be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the certificate is not produced, if it is drawn up incompletely or if it clearly does not correspond to the pecun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The enforcement court.

Article D49-2

Except in the courts of appeal listed in the table below, there shall be established in each court of appeal a sentence enforcement court whose territorial jurisdiction extends to the jurisdiction of…

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