Section 9: Expertise

The provisions of Article 161-1 do not apply to medical expert reports whose purpose is to assess the extent of the damage suffered by the victim.

When the expert appointed by the investigating judge belongs to an association referred to in articles 2-1 to 2-21 and the information relates to acts for which this association can act as a civil party, it must declare this membership to the investigating judge as soon as it receives the designation order. If the judge upholds the expert’s appointment, the declaration of membership is mentioned in the expert report.

The sending to lawyers of expert reports or their conclusions, whether they are interim, provisional or final reports, provided for by articles 161-2,166, 167 and 167-2, may be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 803-1.

Requests for expert reports, for the modification of an expert’s mission or for the addition of a co-expert and observations concerning expert reports provided for in articles 156, 161-1, 161-2,167 and 167-2 are sent to the investigating judge in accordance with the procedures set out in the penultimate paragraph of Article 81. However, they may be made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 591 when the…