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Article D589-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The digital procedural file provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article 801-1 is made up of the documents mentioned in the first paragraph of this article received, drawn up or converted by the magistrates and registry officers who assist them.

The conservation and archiving of this file and the procedural documents that make it up are placed under the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice, without prejudice to the provisions laid down by law or regulation applicable to documents that remain in the possession of the departments, units or persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article D. 589.

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Article D589-1

Le dossier de procédure numérique prévu au deuxième alinéa du I de l’article 801-1 est constitué des pièces mentionnées au premier alinéa de cet article reçues, établies ou converties par les magistrats et agents de greffe qui les assistent.


La conservation et l’archivage de ce dossier et des pièces de procédure qui le constituent sont placés sous la responsabilité du ministère de la justice, sans préjudice des dispositions prévues par la loi ou le règlement applicables aux pièces dont restent détenteurs les services, unités ou personnes mentionnés au deuxième alinéa de l’article D. 589.

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