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Article 278 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The accused shall not cease to be able to communicate freely with his lawyer.

The lawyer may take on the spot communication of all the documents in the case file without such communication causing any delay in the progress of the proceedings.

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Article 278

L’accusé ne cesse pas de pouvoir communiquer librement avec son avocat.

L’avocat peut prendre sur place communication de toutes les pièces du dossier sans que cette communication puisse provoquer un retard dans la marche de la procédure.

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