Projet de loi relatif à la mise en concordance de la loi contenant le titre préliminaire du Code de procédure pénale, du Code d'instruction criminelle et de la loi du 20 juillet 1990 relative à la détention préventive avec le Code pénal du 29 février 2024.

This Belgian bill, introduced in the Chamber of Representatives, updates several procedural laws so they match the new Criminal Code of 29 February 2024. It covers the preliminary title of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the former Code of Criminal Investigation, and the 1990 law on pre-trial detention. The aim is to fix cross-references and terminology so that the procedural rules work consistently with the revised substantive criminal law. The changes mainly affect judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates, lawyers, and people subject to criminal proceedings or pre-trial detention in Belgium. Because it is a technical alignment, it is not expected to alter the core rights of defendants, though the exact effects depend on the final text, which this summary does not cover.