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Article 472 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the case provided for in Article 470, where the civil party has itself initiated the public prosecution, the court shall rule by the same judgment on the claim for damages made by the person acquitted against the civil party for abuse of civil party status.

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Article 472

Dans le cas prévu par l’article 470, lorsque la partie civile a elle-même mis en mouvement l’action publique, le tribunal statue par le même jugement sur la demande en dommages-intérêts formée par la personne relaxée contre la partie civile pour abus de constitution de partie civile.

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