For the application of the right of a suspected or accused person, provided for by III of Preliminary Article, to an interpreter or a translation, the present article shall apply.
If there is any doubt as to the ability of the suspected or accused person to understand the French language, the authority conducting the hearing or before which that person appears shall verify that the person speaks and understands that language.
Exceptionally, an oral translation or an oral summary may be made of the essential documents that must be handed over or notified to the person pursuant to this code.
The procedures for applying this article shall be specified by decree, which shall define in particular the essential documents that must be translated.