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Article 120 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The investigating judge directs the questioning, confrontations and hearings. The public prosecutor and the lawyers for the parties and the assisted witness may ask questions or make brief observations.

The investigating judge determines, if necessary, the order of the interventions and may put an end to them when he considers himself sufficiently informed. He may object to questions that are likely to prejudice the proper conduct of the information or the dignity of the person.

A mention of this refusal is made in the minutes.

The submissions made by the public prosecutor or the lawyers for the parties and the assisted witness in order to request a record of a disagreement with the investigating judge on the content of the minutes are, by the investigating judge, placed in the file.

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Article 120

Le juge d’instruction dirige les interrogatoires, confrontations et auditions. Le procureur de la République et les avocats des parties et du témoin assisté peuvent poser des questions ou présenter de brèves observations.

Le juge d’instruction détermine, s’il y a lieu, l’ordre des interventions et peut y mettre un terme lorsqu’il s’estime suffisamment informé. Il peut s’opposer aux questions de nature à nuire au bon déroulement de l’information ou à la dignité de la personne.

Mention de ce refus est portée au procès-verbal.

Les conclusions déposées par le procureur de la République ou les avocats des parties et du témoin assisté afin de demander acte d’un désaccord avec le juge d’instruction sur le contenu du procès-verbal sont, par le juge d’instruction, versées au dossier.

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