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Article L512-45 of the French Consumer Code

The public prosecutor or the court shall give formal notice to the holder of the sample(s) taken to provide it (them) to the experts within a week, intact.
If it (they) do not present the samples intact within this period, they shall not be referred to again at any time.
Where applicable, the public prosecutor or the court shall provide the experts with the sealed samples, kept by the laboratory.

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Article L512-45


Le procureur de la République ou la juridiction met en demeure le détenteur du ou des échantillon(s) prélevé(s) de le ou les fournir aux experts sous huitaine, intact(s).
S’il ne présente pas les échantillons intacts dans ce délai, il n’en est plus fait état à aucun moment.
Le cas échéant, le procureur de la République ou la juridiction remet aux experts les échantillons scellés, conservés par le laboratoire.

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