Enacted parts

ARTICLE 132-42
(Act no. 2004-204 of 9 March 2004 article 175 II Official Journal of 10 March 2004, in force 31 December 2006****)
A criminal court shall determine the length of the probation order, which must be at least twelve months and may
not exceed three years.
It may decide this suspension will only apply to part of a custodial sentence, the length of which it shall determine.
Paragraph 2
The regime of suspension with probation
Articles 132-43 to
132-46
ARTICLE 132-43
During the probation period, the convicted person must undergo the supervision measures set out in article 132-44
and any particular obligations set out in article 132-45 that have been specially imposed on him. The convicted person
may also be granted assistance designed to promote his social reintegration.
These measures and particular obligations cease to be applicable and the probation period is suspended during the
time when the convicted person is incarcerated. The probation period is also suspended during the time when the
convicted person performs his national service.
ARTICLE 132-44
(Act no. 2000-516 of 15 June 2000 Article 124 Official Journal of 16 June 2000) 
The supervision measures to which the convicted person is subject are the following:
1° to attend when required to do so by the penalty enforcement judge or the designated social worker;
2° to receive visits by the social worker and to provide him with such information or documents as are necessary to
verify his means of existence and the fulfilment of his obligations;
3° to inform the social worker of any change of employment;
4° to inform the social worker of any changes of residence or of any journey in excess of fifteen days and to account
for his return;
5° to obtain prior authorisation from the penalty enforcement judge for any journey abroad and, where it is liable to
obstruct the fulfilment of his obligations, for any change of employment or residence.