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Article 397-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In all cases provided for in this paragraph and notwithstanding the provisions of articles 550 et seq, witnesses may be summoned without delay and by any means. When they are summoned orally by a judicial police officer or a law enforcement officer, they are required to appear under the penalties set out in articles 438 to 441.

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Article 397-5

Dans tous les cas prévus par le présent paragraphe et par dérogation aux dispositions des articles 550 et suivants, les témoins peuvent être cités sans délai et par tout moyen. Lorsqu’ils sont requis verbalement par un officier de police judiciaire ou un agent de la force publique, ils sont tenus de comparaître sous les sanctions portées aux articles 438 à 441.

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