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Article 186-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of an appeal, even if inadmissible, being lodged against an order provided for in the first paragraph of article 179, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within two months of the date on which the appeal was lodged, failing which the detainee shall be automatically released.

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Article 186-4
En cas d’appel, même irrecevable, formé contre une ordonnance prévue au premier alinéa de l’article 179, la chambre de l’instruction statue dans les deux mois suivant la date de déclaration d’appel, faute de quoi la personne détenue est remise d’office en liberté.


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