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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

For all offences, with the exception of those mentioned in article 495-16 and the offences of wilful and involuntary bodily harm and sexual assault provided for in articles 222-9 to 222-31-2 of the Pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-13

…sident of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him or her, in order to bring a civil action and claim compensation for his or her loss. The president of the judicial court or the judge delegat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-12

…all apply. The provisions of this paragraph are applicable even if the person had requested a delay and had been remanded in custody pursuant to the provisions of articles 495-8 and 495-10.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-5

The criminal order, to which no opposition has been lodged or which has not been brought by the public prosecutor to the hearing of the criminal court, has the effects of a judgment that has the force…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes relating to seized property

Article R221-49

Claims relating to ownership or seizability do not preclude the seizure but suspend the proceedings in respect of the seized assets that are the subject of such claims.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-17

Where provided for by law, public proceedings are extinguished by payment of a fixed fine set by law, which may not exceed the amount provided for in the first paragraph of Article 131-13 of the Penal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 498-1

…t sentencing a person to a fixed term of imprisonment or a term of imprisonment suspended in part, handed down under the conditions provided for in article 410 and which has not been served personally…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…he person to whom the notice of payment of the fixed fine was sent or who was prosecuted. The terms and conditions of this reimbursement are defined by regulation. In the event of conviction, the fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-19

The writ of execution referred to in the last paragraph of article 495-18 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid down in this code for the enforcement of correctional judgements. The statute of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

…knowledgement of receipt, using the form attached to the fixed fine or increased fixed fine notice, and if it is accompanied either by a document showing that a prior deposit equal to the amount of th…

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