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Article 157-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Expertise may also be requested from technical and scientific police services or organisations of the national police and the national gendarmerie, the list of which is set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior. In this case, the head of the designated service or organisation submits the names of the persons who will carry out the expert examination to the court for approval.

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Article 157-2

L’expertise peut également être demandée à des services ou organismes de police technique et scientifique de la police nationale et de la gendarmerie nationale dont la liste est fixée par arrêté conjoint du ministre de la justice et du ministre de l’intérieur. Dans ce cas, le responsable du service ou de l’organisme désigné soumet à l’agrément de la juridiction le nom des personnes qui effectueront l’expertise.

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