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France
Code de procédure pénale
Partie législative
Livre Ier
Titre II
Chapitre III
Article 78-2

Code de procédure pénale

law://fr/code/1958/procedure-penale/art_78_2_s6151880_p1@2026-11-13

Version in force onWhereFrance

Key facts

Type: Code
Enacted: 8 Apr 1958
Text current to: 23 Oct 2026
Official: Légifrance

History · 8 versions

29 Jul 2011Reading
changed by Loi n°2003-239 du 18 mars 2003
changed by LOI n°2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011
16 Mar 2011
changed by LOI n° 2011-267 du 14 mars 2011
16 May 2009
changed by Ordonnance n°2009-536 du 14 mai 2009
25 Jul 2006
24 Jan 2006
27 Nov 2003
19 Mar 2003
16 Apr 1999

What changed on 29 Jul 2011

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Amended by 4: Loi n°2003-239 du 18 mars 2003; LOI n° 2011-267 du 14 mars 2011; LOI n°2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011; Ordonnance n°2009-536 du 14 mai 2009

This provision is no longer in force

Its text for France ceased to apply on 27 July 2013.

Show the last text, 26 July 2013