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Article 68 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The arrival of the public prosecutor at the scene relieves the judicial police officer.

The public prosecutor then performs all the judicial police acts provided for in this chapter.

He may also instruct any judicial police officers to continue the operations.

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Article 68

L’arrivée du procureur de la République sur les lieux dessaisit l’officier de police judiciaire.

Le procureur de la République accomplit alors tous actes de police judiciaire prévus au présent chapitre.

Il peut aussi prescrire à tous officiers de police judiciaire de poursuivre les opérations.

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