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Article 204 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Investigating Chamber may also, in respect of offences arising from the record of the proceedings, order that an indictment be issued, under the conditions laid down in Article 205, persons who have not been referred to it, unless they have been the subject of a dismissal order that has become final.

This decision will not be subject to an appeal in cassation.

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Article 204

La chambre de l’instruction peut également, quant aux infractions résultant du dossier de la procédure, ordonner que soient mises en examen, dans les conditions prévues à l’article 205, des personnes qui n’ont pas été renvoyées devant elle, à moins qu’elles n’aient fait l’objet d’une ordonnance de non-lieu devenue définitive.

Cette décision ne pourra pas faire l’objet d’un pourvoi en cassation.

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