As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article 175.
If the parties have made a request in accordance with III of the same Article 175, they have a period of one month, if an accused person is detained, or three months, in other cases, to send him observations in accordance with the procedures set out in the penultimate paragraph of Article 81 or to make requests or submit applications on the basis of the ninth paragraph of the same article 81, articles 82-1 and 82-3, of the first paragraph of Article 156 and the third paragraph of Article 173, provided that such applications or requests are not inadmissible under Articles 82-3 and 173-1. Once this time limit has expired, the parties may no longer make such observations or formulate or submit such requests or applications.
At the end of the time limit, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall then settle the case in the light of any observations made by the parties. He shall make his order in accordance with Articles 176 to 184, subject to the jurisdiction of the liberty and custody judge to, on the written and reasoned application of the Deputy European Public Prosecutor, order the person to remain under house arrest with electronic surveillance or in pre-trial detention.
In criminal matters, if it does not refer the person under investigation to the criminal court and if the conditions set out in article 180-1 are met, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor may propose that the prosecutor apply the procedure of appearance on prior acknowledgement of guilt, which he or she orders to be implemented.
If the conditions set out in Article 180-2 are met, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor may, by order, order the implementation of the procedure provided for in Article 41-1-2. In the cases mentioned in the last paragraph of Article 180-2, the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 is resumed with regard to the legal person.
The provisions of the first two paragraphs of this article shall also apply to the assisted witness.