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Showing 811820 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 169

…nformation contradicts the conclusions of an expert report or provides new information from a technical point of view, the president asks the experts, the public prosecutor, the defence and, if applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 165

During the expert appraisal, the parties may ask the court that ordered it to order the experts to carry out certain research or to hear any named person who may be able to provide them with informati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

Experts not included on any of the lists mentioned in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 166

…aid operations and their conclusions. The experts shall sign their report and mention the names and capacities of the persons who assisted them, under their control and responsibility, in carrying out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 168

The experts shall present at the hearing, where appropriate, the results of the technical operations they have carried out, after taking an oath to assist the judiciary to the best of their honour and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 161

…r them may be replaced immediately and must give an account of the investigations they have already carried out. They must also return within forty-eight hours any objects, exhibits and documents entr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167

…e with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 114. It shall also inform them, where applicable, of the conclusions of the reports of the persons required pursuant to Articles 60 and 77-1, w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 162

If the experts ask to be enlightened on a question outside their speciality, the judge may authorise them to be assisted by named persons specially qualified by their competence. The persons thus appo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 163

…ake new seals after, if necessary, repackaging the objects they were instructed to examine; in this case, they shall mention this in their report, after having, if necessary, drawn up an inventory of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 164

Experts may receive, by way of information and for the sole purpose of carrying out their mission, statements from any person other than the person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civ…

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