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Article 40-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person who has reported facts to the public prosecutor may lodge an appeal with the public prosecutor against the decision to close the case with no further action taken following this report. The public prosecutor may, under the conditions set out in Article 36, order the public prosecutor to initiate proceedings. If he considers the appeal to be unfounded, he will inform the person concerned accordingly.

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Article 40-3

Toute personne ayant dénoncé des faits au procureur de la République peut former un recours auprès du procureur général contre la décision de classement sans suite prise à la suite de cette dénonciation. Le procureur général peut, dans les conditions prévues à l’article 36, enjoindre au procureur de la République d’engager des poursuites. S’il estime le recours infondé, il en informe l’intéressé.

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