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Article 133-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the cases provided for by articles 125,127and 133, when the person is detained by the police or gendarmerie before being brought before a magistrate, the public prosecutor for the place of arrest is informed as soon as the detention begins and the person has the right to notify a relative under the conditions provided for by article 63-2, to be examined by a doctor under the conditions provided for in Article 63-3 and to be assisted by a lawyer under the conditions provided for in Articles 63-3-1 to 63-4-4.

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Article 133-1

Dans les cas prévus par les articles 125,127 et 133, lorsque la personne est retenue par les services de police ou de gendarmerie avant sa présentation devant un magistrat, le procureur de la République du lieu de l’arrestation est informé dès le début de cette rétention et la personne a le droit de faire prévenir un proche dans les conditions prévues par l’article 63-2, d’être examinée par un médecin dans les conditions prévues à l’article 63-3 et d’être assistée d’un avocat dans les conditions prévues aux articles 63-3-1 à 63-4-4.

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