At the first hearing, the civil party shall be informed of his or her right to make a request for an act or to submit a motion for annulment on the basis of the Articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, 156, first paragraph, and 173, third paragraph, during the course of the information and , if it has so requested, within one month or three months of the dispatch of the notice provided for in I of article 175, subject to the provisions of l’article 173-1.
If the examining magistrate considers that the foreseeable timeframe for completion of the investigation is less than one year in criminal cases or eighteen months in criminal cases, he will inform the civil party of this timeframe and advise him that on expiry of the said timeframe he may request that the proceedings be closed in accordance with the provisions of article 175-1. If this is not the case, he shall inform the civil party that he may request, pursuant to the same article, that the proceedings be terminated on expiry of a period of one year in criminal cases or eighteen months in criminal cases.
The notices provided for in this article may also be made by registered letter.