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Article 495-5-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the victim of the offence is identified and has been unable to bring a civil action under the conditions provided for in Article 495-2-1 or where no decision has been taken on his or her application made in accordance with Article 420-1, the public prosecutor must inform him of his right to ask him to summon the perpetrator to a hearing of the criminal court ruling in accordance with the penultimate paragraph of Article 464, of which it is notified of the date to enable it to bring a civil action. The court will then rule on the civil interests alone, on the basis of the case file, which will be added to the proceedings.

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Article 495-5-1

Lorsque la victime de l’infraction est identifiée et qu’elle n’a pu se constituer partie civile dans les conditions prévues à l’article 495-2-1 ou lorsqu’il n’a pas été statué sur sa demande formulée conformément à l’article 420-1, le procureur de la République doit l’informer de son droit de lui demander de citer l’auteur des faits à une audience du tribunal correctionnel statuant conformément à l’avant-dernier alinéa de l’article 464, dont elle est avisée de la date pour lui permettre de se constituer partie civile. Le tribunal statue alors sur les seuls intérêts civils, au vu du dossier de la procédure qui est versé au débat.

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