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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 191

Each court of appeal comprises at least one investigating chamber. This court is composed of a chamber president, exclusively attached to this service, and two councillors who may, if necessary, provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 200

When the debates are over, the investigating chamber deliberates without the public prosecutor, the parties, their lawyers and the court clerk being able to be present under any circumstances.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221

To this end, a statement of all pending cases shall be drawn up in each investigating office every six months, mentioning, for each case, the date of the last investigative act carried out. Cases invo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

The processing of personal data is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, who, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the person concerned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-28

A judicial autopsy may be ordered as part of a judicial investigation pursuant to articles 60, 74 and 77-1 or a judicial investigation pursuant to articles 156 et seq. It may only be carried out by a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-36

The examining magistrate or the judicial police officer appointed by him or authorised by the public prosecutor may request any qualified agent of a service, unit or body placed under the authority of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-41

The person under investigation or the witness may, within ten days of being informed of the content of the geolocation operations carried out within the framework provided for in article 230-40, conte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 193

…ating Chamber shall meet at least once a week and, when convened by its President or at the request of the Public Prosecutor, whenever necessary..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

…vered in chambers. However, if the adult defendant or his or her lawyer so requests from the outset of the proceedings, they shall be held and the judgment shall be delivered in open court, unless pub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 206

Subject to the provisions of articles 173-1,174 and 175, the Investigating Chamber examines the regularity of the proceedings submitted to it. If it discovers a ground for nullity, it declares the act…

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