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Article 221 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

To this end, a statement of all pending cases shall be drawn up in each investigating office every six months, mentioning, for each case, the date of the last investigative act carried out.

Cases involving persons under investigation who are in provisional detention shall appear on a special statement.

The statements provided for in this article shall be sent to the president of the investigating chamber and to the public prosecutor within the first three days of the six-month period.

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Article 221

A cette fin, il est établi, chaque semestre, dans chaque cabinet d’instruction, un état de toutes les affaires en cours portant mention, pour chacune des affaires, de la date du dernier acte d’information exécuté.

Les affaires dans lesquelles sont impliquées des personnes mises en examen, détenues provisoirement figurent sur un état spécial.

Les états prévus par le présent article sont adressés au président de la chambre de l’instruction et au procureur général dans les trois premiers jours du semestre.

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