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Article 39-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where a department has several judicial courts, the public prosecutor may designate one of the public prosecutors of that department to represent, under his authority, all the public prosecutors’ offices in their relations with the administrative authorities of the department, in particular for the application of the last paragraph of Article 39-2, and to ensure the coordination of activities relating thereto. This prosecutor keeps the other prosecutors informed of his work and reports to the Public Prosecutor.

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Article 39-4

Quand un département compte plusieurs tribunaux judiciaires, le procureur général peut désigner l’un des procureurs de la République de ce département pour représenter, sous son autorité, l’ensemble des parquets dans le cadre de leurs relations avec les autorités administratives du département, notamment pour l’application du dernier alinéa de l’article 39-2, et pour assurer la coordination des activités s’y rapportant. Ce procureur tient les autres procureurs informés de ses diligences et rend compte au procureur général.

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