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Article D40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Requests for expert reports, for the modification of an expert’s mission or for the addition of a co-expert and observations concerning expert reports provided for in articles 156, 161-1, 161-2,167 and 167-2 are sent to the investigating judge in accordance with the procedures set out in the penultimate paragraph of Article 81.

However, they may be made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 591 when the provisions of this article are applicable following the protocol signed by the heads of the court and the bar association.

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Article D40

Les demandes d’expertises, de modification de la mission d’un expert ou d’adjonction d’un coexpert et les observations concernant les rapports d’expertise prévues par les articles 156, 161-1, 161-2,167 et 167-2 sont adressées au juge d’instruction selon les modalités prévues par l’avant-dernier alinéa de l’article 81.

Toutefois, elles peuvent être faites selon les modalités prévues par l’article D. 591 lorsque les dispositions de cet article sont applicables à la suite du protocole passé par les chefs de la juridiction et le barreau.

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