Traduction de «Détente du crédit » (Français → Anglais) :

There is a concern that the current practice of awarding generous credit for pre-sentence custody may be encouraging some of those accused to abuse the court process by deliberately choosing to stay in remand in the hope of getting a shorter term of imprisonment once they have been awarded credit for time served.

The following foreign exchange transactions require authorisation:transfer of foreign exchange out of the country,transfer of Polish currency into the country,ownership transfer of the right to monetary assets between domestic and foreign persons,granting and drawing of loans and credits by domestic persons in foreign exchange transactions,fixing or executing payments in foreign currencies within Poland for acquired goods, real estate, property rights, services or labour,opening and possessing of a banking account in a bank situated abroad,acquiring and holding foreign securities and acquiring real estate abroad,undertaking other obligat ...[+++]ions abroad of similar effect.

The following foreign exchange transactions require authorisation:transfer of foreign exchange out of the country,transfer of Polish currency into the country,ownership transfer of the right to monetary assets between domestic and foreign persons,granting and drawing of loans and credits by domestic persons in foreign exchange transactions,fixing or executing payments in foreign currencies within Poland for acquired goods, real estate, property rights, services or labour; opening and possessing of a banking account in a bank situated abroad,acquiring and holding foreign securities and acquiring real estate abroad,undertaking other obliga ...[+++]tions abroad of similar effect.

Whereas the holding by the central banks of coins issued by the public sector and credited to the public sector constitutes an interest-free form of credit for the public sector; whereas, however, if only limited amounts are involved, this practice does not interfere with the principle of Article 104 of the Treaty; whereas, therefore, in view of the difficulties which would arise from total prohibition of this form of credit, it may be permitted within the limits laid down in this Regulation;

At those meetings, the ministers had agreed to limit, in sentencing, the credit allowed for pre-sentencing custody and had proposed rules similar to the ones set out in the bill: a maximum credit of one and one-half days against sentence for each day spent in pre-sentencing custody, and of one day for each day spent in pre-sentencing custody in cases where the accused was detained because of a criminal record or a breach of bail conditions.

Part of the courts’ justification for crediting two days for each day spent in pre-sentencing custody is the fact that time spent in pre-sentencing custody does not count in calculating eligibility for parole (11) As well, the credit provides some compensation for the stricter and harsher conditions in pre-sentencing custody that result from the high level of security, overcrowding problems and the fact that there are no training and treatment programs in many institutions.