Article 49 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The investigating judge is responsible for carrying out the information, as set out in Chapter I of Title III.

He may not, on pain of nullity, participate in the judgment of criminal cases that he has heard in his capacity as an investigating judge.

The investigating judge shall exercise his duties at the seat of the judicial court to which he belongs.

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Article 49

Le juge d’instruction est chargé de procéder aux informations, ainsi qu’il est dit au chapitre Ier du titre III.

Il ne peut, à peine de nullité, participer au jugement des affaires pénales dont il a connu en sa qualité de juge d’instruction.

Le juge d’instruction exerce ses fonctions au siège du tribunal judiciaire auquel il appartient.