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Article 451 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

A person who, acting by virtue of a legal obligation or on his own initiative, has brought the facts being prosecuted to the attention of the courts, shall be received as a witness, but the president shall notify the court.

A person whose denunciation is rewarded pecuniarily by law may also be heard as a witness, unless one of the parties, or the public prosecutor, objects.

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Article 451

La personne qui, agissant en vertu d’une obligation légale ou de sa propre initiative, a porté les faits poursuivis à la connaissance de la justice, est reçue en témoignage, mais le président en avertit le tribunal.

Celui dont la dénonciation est récompensée pécuniairement par la loi peut aussi être entendu en témoignage, à moins qu’il n’y ait opposition d’une des parties, ou du ministère public.

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