In criminal matters, if the evidence from the civil proceedings that led to the implementation of the legal protection measure, and in particular the medical certificates or expert reports contained therein, which were added to the criminal proceedings file at the request of the public prosecutor, the examining magistrate or the criminal court, sufficient information to assess whether or not the person concerned was suffering at the time of the offence from a mental or neuropsychological disorder that has abolished or impaired his discernment or that has abolished or impaired the control of his actions, the examining magistrate or the president of the criminal court may, unless the person under investigation or the accused and his lawyer object, rule that there is no need to submit the person concerned to an expert examination, by reasoned order which may be made at the same time as the settlement order or by reasoned judgment which may be attached to the judgment on the merits.
The provisions of this article shall also apply in cases involving a minor offence.