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Article 169 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If, at a hearing before a trial court, a person heard as a witness or for information contradicts the conclusions of an expert report or provides new information from a technical point of view, the president asks the experts, the public prosecutor, the defence and, if applicable, the civil party, to present their observations. The court, in a reasoned decision, declares either that the proceedings will be dispensed with or that the case will be adjourned to a later date. In the latter case, the court may prescribe any measure it deems useful with regard to the expert opinion.

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Article 169

Si, à l’audience d’une juridiction de jugement, une personne entendue comme témoin ou à titre de renseignement contredit les conclusions d’une expertise ou apporte au point de vue technique des indications nouvelles, le président demande aux experts, au ministère public, à la défense et, s’il y a lieu, à la partie civile, de présenter leurs observations. Cette juridiction, par décision motivée, déclare, soit qu’il sera passé outre aux débats, soit que l’affaire sera renvoyée à une date ultérieure. Dans ce dernier cas, cette juridiction peut prescrire quant à l’expertise toute mesure qu’elle jugera utile.

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