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Article 230-48 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The technical device referred to in article 230-47 is authorised:

1° As part of a flagrante delicto investigation, a preliminary investigation or a procedure provided for in articles 74 to 74-2, by the public prosecutor, for a maximum period of one month, renewable once;

2° As part of an investigation or inquiry into the causes of death or the causes of disappearance mentioned in articles 74,74-1 and 80-4, by the investigating judge, for a maximum renewable period of four months, without the total duration of the operations exceeding two years.

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Article 230-48

Le dispositif technique mentionné à l’article 230-47 est autorisé :

1° Dans le cadre d’une enquête de flagrance, d’une enquête préliminaire ou d’une procédure prévue aux articles 74 à 74-2, par le procureur de la République, pour une durée maximale d’un mois renouvelable une fois ;

2° Dans le cadre d’une instruction ou d’une information pour recherche des causes de la mort ou des causes de la disparition mentionnées aux articles 74,74-1 et 80-4, par le juge d’instruction, pour une durée maximale de quatre mois renouvelable, sans que la durée totale des opérations puisse excéder deux ans.

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