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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-4-1

The Public Prosecutor at the judicial court in which there is no investigating division notifies the Public Prosecutor at the court in which this division is located of the offences and investigations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-4

For the application of the provisions of Article 52-1, the judicial courts in which there is an investigating division and the territorial jurisdiction of these divisions are determined as follows: HE…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3-2

…e shall inform the victim that he may request a copy of the case file, pursuant to 2° of article R. 155.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-7

Where the person under investigation, for acts initially falling within the jurisdiction of a judicial court in which there is no investigating division, by the investigating judge of a court in which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-3

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

I.-Requests to acquaint oneself with the case file made, pursuant to II of Article 77-2, by a suspected person may be addressed to the Public Prosecutor through their lawyer. In this case, the request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Copy of the appraisal file.

Article D15-8

Copies in digital format delivered to lawyers pursuant to the provisions of article 114 may be sent electronically. If the size of the document does not allow it to be sent in this way, it shall be de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-4-3

The public prosecutor at the judicial court within which there is an investigating division shall immediately notify the public prosecutor at the court within which there is no division when he applie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-2

The officer or agent of the judicial police responsible for the arrangements for police custody may request by any means an officer or agent of the judicial police belonging to a territorially compete…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-1

An interministerial technical assistance service is set up within the National Directorate of the Judicial Police, made up of police officers, gendarmerie members and customs officers. This service is…

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