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Article 162 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the experts ask to be enlightened on a question outside their speciality, the judge may authorise them to be assisted by named persons specially qualified by their competence.

The persons thus appointed shall take an oath under the conditions laid down in Article 160.

Their report will be appended in full to the report referred to in Article 166.

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Article 162

Si les experts demandent à être éclairés sur une question échappant à leur spécialité, le juge peut les autoriser à s’adjoindre des personnes nommément désignées, spécialement qualifiées par leur compétence.

Les personnes ainsi désignées prêtent serment dans les conditions prévues à l’article 160.

Leur rapport sera annexé intégralement au rapport mentionné à l’article 166.

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