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Article 161-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the period provided for in Article 161 exceeds one year, the investigating judge may request that a progress report be filed beforehand, which shall be notified to the parties in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 167. The parties may then send their observations to the expert and the judge at the same time with a view to the final report.

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Article 161-2

Si le délai prévu à l’article 161 excède un an, le juge d’instruction peut demander que soit auparavant déposé un rapport d’étape qui est notifié aux parties selon les modalités prévues à l’article 167. Les parties peuvent alors adresser en même temps à l’expert et au juge leurs observations en vue du rapport définitif.

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