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Article 77-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the needs of the investigation into a crime or offence punishable by at least three years’ imprisonment so require, the public prosecutor may issue a search warrant for any person against whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting that he has committed or attempted to commit the offence.

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 70 shall then apply.

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Article 77-4

Si les nécessités de l’enquête portant sur un crime ou un délit puni d’au moins trois ans d’emprisonnement l’exigent, le procureur de la République peut décerner mandat de recherche contre toute personne à l’encontre de laquelle il existe une ou plusieurs raisons plausibles de soupçonner qu’elle a commis ou tenté de commettre l’infraction.

Les dispositions des deuxième et troisième alinéas de l’article 70 sont alors applicables.

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