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Article 154 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

The provisions of articles 61-1 and 61-2 relating to the hearing of a suspected person or a victim as well as Articles 61-3 and 62-2 to 64-1 are applicable during the execution of letters rogatory. The powers conferred on the public prosecutor by these articles are then exercised by the investigating judge. When the information provided for in articles 61-1 and 63-1 is issued, it is specified that the hearing…

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Article 154-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

For the purposes of executing the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer may have the operations provided for in Article 55-1. The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Article 55-1 shall apply. The authorisation provided for in the last paragraph of the same Article 55-1 shall then be given by the examining magistrate.

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Article 154-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Investigating judges who are considering examining a person who has not already been heard as an assisted witness may request by letter rogatory, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 151, any investigating judge to proceed with the examination of that person in accordance with the provisions of Article 116. The examining magistrate responsible for executing the letter rogatory then proceeds to examine the person in accordance with…

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Article 156 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Any investigating or trial court, where a technical question arises, may, either at the request of the public prosecutor or of its own motion, or at the request of the parties, order an expert report. The public prosecutor or the party requesting an expert report may specify in their request the questions they would like the expert to ask. Where the investigating judge considers that he should not grant a…

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Article 157 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Experts are chosen from natural or legal persons who appear on the national list drawn up by the Cour de cassation or on one of the lists drawn up by the Courts of Appeal under the conditions provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires. Exceptionally, the courts may, by reasoned decision, choose experts who do not appear on any of these lists.

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Article 157-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Expertise may also be requested from technical and scientific police services or organisations of the national police and the national gendarmerie, the list of which is set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior. In this case, the head of the designated service or organisation submits the names of the persons who will carry out the expert examination to the court for approval.

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Article 160 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

November 8, 2023

Experts not included on any of the lists mentioned in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistrate appointed by the court. The swearing-in report is signed by the competent magistrate, the expert and the court clerk. In the event of an impediment, the reasons…

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