In criminal matters, when it concerns an offence against persons provided for in Book II of the Criminal Code or when it concerns an offence against property provided for in Book III of the same Code and accompanied by offences against the person, the investigating judge notifies the civil party every six months of the progress of the investigation.
This notice may be given by simple letter addressed to the civil party and his lawyer, or at the hearing of the civil party.
Where an association grouping several victims has joined as a civil party pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article 2-9 or the first paragraph of article 2-15, notice is given to this association alone, with the responsibility for informing the victims grouped within it, unless these victims have also brought civil action individually.
If the civil party so requests, information on the progress of the proceedings provided for in this article shall be provided every four months, and the civil party shall be summoned and heard for this purpose by the investigating judge.