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Article 3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The civil action may be brought at the same time as the public action and before the same court.

It will be admissible for all counts of damage, both material and bodily or moral, arising from the acts that are the subject of the prosecution.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 3
L’action civile peut être exercée en même temps que l’action publique et devant la même juridiction.

Elle sera recevable pour tous chefs de dommages, aussi bien matériels que corporels ou moraux, qui découleront des faits objets de la poursuite.

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