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Article 187 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where an appeal is lodged against an order other than a settlement order or where the case is referred directly to the Investigating Chamber, pursuant to Articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, second paragraph, 156, second paragraph, or 167, penultimate paragraph, the investigating judge shall continue his investigation, including, where applicable, until the case is settled, unless the president of the investigating chamber decides otherwise. This decision is not subject to appeal.

The same applies when the investigating chamber receives a request for nullity pursuant to Article 173.

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Article 187

Lorsqu’il est interjeté appel d’une ordonnance autre qu’une ordonnance de règlement ou que la chambre de l’instruction est directement saisie, en application des articles 81, neuvième alinéa, 82-1, deuxième alinéa, 156, deuxième alinéa, ou 167, avant-dernier alinéa, le juge d’instruction poursuit son information, y compris, le cas échéant, jusqu’au règlement de celle-ci, sauf décision contraire du président de la chambre de l’instruction. Cette décision n’est pas susceptible de recours.

Il en est de même lorsque la chambre de l’instruction est saisie d’une requête en nullité en application de l’article 173.

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