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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-1

The Board of Directors of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets comprises, in addition to its Chairman:1° Seven representatives of the State, ex officio members:-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R55-5

In the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 55-4, the chief clerk shall send a copy of each criminal conviction statement to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Publ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Appeals

Article R55-7

If, following the exercise of a right of appeal, the person who has voluntarily paid the fine applies for restitution of the sums paid in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-6

The person placed in judicial isolation may at any time request that this measure be lifted by the investigating judge, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 148-6 or 148-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R61-3

…individual file concerning the person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision is kept by the clerk of the sentence enforcement judge. This file includes copies of documents from the proceedings leadi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-4-1

Where the expert opinion provided for in the third paragraph of article 763-3 establishes that the sentenced person may be the subject of treatment, the sentence enforcement judge, by a ruling made in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The multi-disciplinary committee for security measures and assessment of dangerousness

Article R61-10

The commission may request the appearance of the sentenced person before giving its opinion. This appearance may be made by a means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of Article 70…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-22

The functionalities and approval procedures for the process enabling placement under mobile electronic surveillance are determined by the dispositions de l'article R. 544-7 du code pénitentiaire.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-27

Penitentiary administration staff install and remove the device provided for in Article R. 544-7 of the Penitentiary Code, as well as monitoring compliance with the sentenced person's obligations, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-30

At the end of the hearing, the person is asked to reread his or her statement as it has just been transcribed, to state whether he or she declares that his or her statements remain unchanged and to si…

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