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Article D43-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, pursuant to articles 41-4,41-6,99,706-153 and 778 or any other legislative provision, the president of the investigating chamber is competent to rule alone on an application, appeal or dispute, he shall rule within a reasonable time and in compliance with the adversarial process, after having received the written observations of the public prosecutor and the parties.

Unless the law provides otherwise, the decision of the president of the investigating chamber may be appealed to the Supreme Court in the event of excess of power.

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Article D43-6

Lorsqu’en application aux articles 41-4,41-6,99,706-153 et 778 ou de toute autre disposition législative, le président de la chambre de l’instruction est compétent pour statuer seul sur une demande, un recours ou un contentieux, il se prononce dans un délai raisonnable et dans le respect du contradictoire, après avoir recueilli les observations écrites du procureur général et des parties.

Sauf si la loi en dispose autrement, la décision du président de la chambre de l’instruction peut faire l’objet d’un pourvoi en cassation en cas d’excès de pouvoir.

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