Enacted parts

ARTICLE 132-54
(Act no. 2004-204 of 9 March 2004 article 177 I, article 178 Official Journal of 10 March 2004, in force 1 January 2005)
A court may, under the conditions and according to the terms set out under articles 132-40 and 132-41, provide that
the convicted person shall perform community service for the benefit of a public body or that of an association
accredited to implement community service work, for a period of forty to two hundred and ten hours.
The court may rule that the obligations imposed on the convicted person will remain in place after the completion of
the community service work, within a time period which may not exceed twelve months.
Suspension with the obligation to perform community service work may not be ordered where the defendant rejects
this or was not present at the hearing.
The terms of application of the duty to perform community service are governed by the provisions of articles 131-22
to 131-24. On completing the whole of the community service to be performed, the sentence is deemed non-existent,
unless the provisions of the last paragraph of article 132-55 have been applied.
ARTICLE 132-55
During the period, determined by the court, within which the community service must be completed, a convicted
person must, in addition to carrying out the prescribed work, satisfy the following supervision measures:
1° to obey summons issued by the penalty enforcement judge or the designated social worker;
2° to undergo any medical examination to be carried out prior to the enforcement of the sentence, designed to
establish whether he suffers from any ailment dangerous for other workers, and whether he is medically fit for the work
for which he is being considered;
3° to justify the grounds for any change of employment or residence where such changes obstruct the enforcement
of the community service work according to the terms decided;
4° to obtain prior authorisation of the penalty enforcement judge for any journey which would obstruct the
completion of the community service work according to the terms laid down;
5° to receive the visits by the social worker and to provide him with any document or information relating to the
serving of the sentence. 
He must also fulfil any particular obligations set out under article 132-45 which the court has specially imposed upon
him, within a time period determined by the court which may not exceed twelve months.