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Article R53-40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The request from the investigating judge provided for in the first paragraph of Article 230-40 shall specify the reasons why he considers that the conditions provided for by the provisions of that same paragraph have been met. It includes a list of the documents that the investigating judge requests to be placed in the file separate from the case file.

An investigators’ report justifying the use of the procedure provided for in Article 230-40 may also be attached to the request.

The investigating judge sends his request to the liberty and custody judge after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, which is attached to the request.

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Article R53-40
La requête du juge d’instruction prévue par le premier alinéa de l’article 230-40 précise les raisons pour lesquelles il estime remplies les conditions prévues par les dispositions de ce même alinéa. Elle comporte la liste des pièces dont le juge d’instruction demande le versement dans le dossier distinct du dossier de la procédure.


Un rapport des enquêteurs justifiant le recours à la procédure prévue par l’article 230-40 peut également être joint à la requête.


Le juge d’instruction adresse sa requête au juge des libertés et de la détention après avoir recueilli l’avis du procureur de la République, qui est joint à la requête.

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