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Article 145-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the duration of pre-trial detention exceeds one year in criminal cases or eight months in misdemeanour cases, decisions ordering its extension or rejecting applications for release must also include the specific indications that justify the continuation of the investigation in this case and the foreseeable time for completion of the proceedings.

However, it is not necessary for the extension order to indicate the nature of the investigations that the investigating judge intends to carry out where such an indication is likely to hinder the completion of those investigations.

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Article 145-3

Lorsque la durée de la détention provisoire excède un an en matière criminelle ou huit mois en matière délictuelle, les décisions ordonnant sa prolongation ou rejetant les demandes de mise en liberté doivent aussi comporter les indications particulières qui justifient en l’espèce la poursuite de l’information et le délai prévisible d’achèvement de la procédure.

Il n’est toutefois pas nécessaire que l’ordonnance de prolongation indique la nature des investigations auxquelles le juge d’instruction a l’intention de procéder lorsque cette indication risque d’entraver l’accomplissement de ces investigations.

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