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Article 495-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

On pain of nullity of the proceedings, a report shall be drawn up of the formalities completed pursuant to articles 495-8 to 495-13.

Where the person has not accepted the proposed sentence or sentences, or where the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him has not approved the public prosecutor’s proposal, the report may not be sent to the investigating or trial court, and neither the public prosecutor nor the parties may refer to the court the statements made or the documents handed over during the proceedings.

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Article 495-14

A peine de nullité de la procédure, il est dressé procès-verbal des formalités accomplies en application des articles 495-8 à 495-13.

Lorsque la personne n’a pas accepté la ou les peines proposées ou lorsque le président du tribunal judiciaire ou le juge délégué par lui n’a pas homologué la proposition du procureur de la République, le procès-verbal ne peut être transmis à la juridiction d’instruction ou de jugement, et ni le ministère public ni les parties ne peuvent faire état devant cette juridiction des déclarations faites ou des documents remis au cours de la procédure.

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