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Article 170-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the outcome of an application for annulment appears to be manifestly necessary, the President of the Examining Magistrates’ Chamber shall rule on this application, in accordance with the provisions of Article 199, without the two members of the Chamber being present.

If the necessary decision consists of the annulment of the acts or documents of the proceedings, it may, if the public prosecutor agrees, be made by order without the hearing provided for in the same article 199.

The author of the application for annulment may, however, request that it be examined by the investigating chamber.

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Article 170-1

Lorsque la solution d’une requête en annulation paraît s’imposer de façon manifeste, le président de la chambre de l’instruction statue sur cette demande, conformément aux dispositions de l’article 199, sans la présence des deux conseillers de la chambre.


Si la décision qui s’impose consiste dans l’annulation des actes ou pièces de la procédure, elle peut, en cas d’accord du ministère public, être prise par ordonnance sans qu’il soit procédé à l’audience prévue au même article 199.


L’auteur de la requête en annulation peut cependant demander que celle-ci soit examinée par la chambre de l’instruction.

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