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Article R171 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The decision of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor’s office taken pursuant to articles R. 167, R. 168 or R. 170 is notified to the interested party. The interested party may appeal to the President of the Investigating Chamber within two months of being notified of the decision.

Where a decision to suppress has been taken pursuant to Article R. 168 and no request for a copy has yet been made, the appeal may be lodged at any time by any interested person.

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Article R171

La décision du procureur de la République ou du procureur général prise en application des articles R. 167, R. 168 ou R. 170 est notifiée à la personne intéressée. Celle-ci peut former un recours devant le président de la chambre de l’instruction dans les deux mois suivant la notification de la décision.


Lorsqu’une décision d’occultation a été prise en application de l’article R. 168 alors qu’aucune demande de délivrance de copie n’a encore été formulée, le recours peut être formé à tout moment par toute personne intéressée.

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