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Article 91-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In criminal cases, where an offence against persons is covered by Book II of the Criminal Code or where an offence against property is covered by Book III of the same Code and is accompanied by offences against the person, the investigating judge may decide that the civil party shall be treated in the same way as the witness as regards the payment of compensation.

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Article 91-1

En matière criminelle, lorsqu’il s’agit d’un délit contre les personnes prévu par le livre II du code pénal ou lorsqu’il s’agit d’un délit contre les biens prévu par le livre III du même code et accompagné d’atteintes à la personne, le juge d’instruction peut décider que la partie civile est assimilée au témoin en ce qui concerne le paiement des indemnités.

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