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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Reductions in sentences under articles 721-3 and 721-4

Article D117

The exceptional reduction in sentence provided for by article 721-3 as well as that provided for by article 721-4 may be granted in one or more instalments without exceeding one third of the sentence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Temporary absences to prepare for professional or social reintegration and temporary absences to maintain family ties

Article D144

When the sentence enforcement judge grants a leave to go out with a view to preparing the convicted person's professional or social reintegration, he may in his order decide that the date and terms of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article D51

…e, even if the obligation to wear the electronic device is suspended while the person is incarcerated. In this case, prison staff will remove the device at the time of incarceration. The fitting of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Placement outside prison, semi-liberty, electronic surveillance and temporary absences

Article D118

Independent of the cases in which they are extracted or transferred and the cases in which they are assigned to perform chores under the direct or constant supervision of staff, convicts may be outsid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article D115

Sentence reductions are deducted from the remaining period of imprisonment, counting from the date of release.The sentence reductions are deducted from the remaining period of imprisonment, counting f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article D52

Detainees who are on remand for one cause and convicted for another shall be subject to the same regime as convicted prisoners, except that they shall benefit from the advantages and facilities grante…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Semi-liberty regime

Article D137

Sentenced persons admitted to the semi-liberty regime pursuant to the provisions of articles 132-25 of the Penal Code and 723-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure undertake to comply with the condition…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D530

The measures and conditions attached to conditional release are, according to the distinctions set out in this chapter, mandatory or special. They are intended to facilitate and verify the convicted p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D590

For the application of the provisions of Article 803-1, the lawyer may make his or her electronic address known after the first appearance of the person under investigation, or the first hearing of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D522

…reseeable date of their release and the date of expiry of the probation period or the security period. The prison registry notifies convicts in good time that they are eligible for conditional release…

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