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Article D594-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The translation of essential documents may relate only to those passages of these documents that are relevant to the person’s knowledge of the facts of which he or she is accused.

The relevant passages of these documents are determined, depending on the stage of the proceedings, by the public prosecutor, the investigating judge or the court hearing the case.

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Article D594-7
La traduction des documents essentiels peut ne porter que sur les passages de ces documents qui sont pertinents pour permettre à la personne d’avoir connaissance des faits qui lui sont reprochés.


Les passages pertinents de ces documents sont déterminés, selon le stade de la procédure, par le procureur de la République, par le juge d’instruction ou par la juridiction de jugement saisie.


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