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Article 696-130 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Once the Deputy European Public Prosecutor has indicted a person or placed him under the status of assisted witness, or once the liberty and custody judge has authorised one of the acts provided for in Articles 696-124 or 696-127 under conditions that do not allow it to be used as part of the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor:

1° Applies the provisions of Article 105 to all persons against whom there is serious and corroborating evidence of having participated in the acts;

2° Advise the victim of the offence of his or her right to bring a civil action under the conditions set out in Article 80-3.

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Article 696-130

Dès lors que le procureur européen délégué a procédé à la mise en examen d’une personne ou l’a placée sous le statut de témoin assisté, ou dès lors que le juge des libertés et de la détention a autorisé l’un des actes prévus aux articles 696-124 ou 696-127 dans des conditions ne permettant pas d’y recourir dans le cadre de l’enquête de flagrance ou de l’enquête préliminaire, le procureur européen délégué :

1° Applique les dispositions de l’article 105 à l’ensemble des personnes à l’encontre desquelles il existe des indices graves et concordants d’avoir participé aux faits ;

2° Avise la victime de l’infraction de son droit de se constituer partie civile dans les conditions prévues à l’article 80-3.

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