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Article 117 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 116, the examining magistrate may conduct immediate questioning and confrontations if the urgency results either from the condition of a witness in danger of death, or from the existence of evidence about to disappear.

The minutes shall mention the causes of urgency.

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Article 117

Nonobstant les dispositions prévues à l’article 116, le juge d’instruction peut procéder à un interrogatoire immédiat et à des confrontations si l’urgence résulte soit de l’état d’un témoin en danger de mort, soit de l’existence d’indices sur le point de disparaître.

Le procès-verbal fait mention des causes d’urgence.

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