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evidence collected in the investigation, he shall notify them that within a specified periodof time they may view the objects and documents relating to that evidence and may offertheir proposals for adducing new evidence.(2) When the specified period expires, or a motion to adduce new evidence is notapproved, the investigating judge shall act according to 257 of this Code.Article 257(1) The investigating judge concludes the investigation when he finds that the case hasbeen sufficiently clarified in the investigation.(2) On concluding the investigation, the investigating judge delivers the files to the publicprosecutor, who is required to submit within 15 days a proposal for amending theinvestigation, issue an indictment, or declare that he is abandoning prosecution. Thechamber (Article 24 paragraph 6) may on a motion by the public prosecutor extend thistime limit, but no longer than another 15 days.(3) If the investigating judge does not accept the public prosecutor’s proposal for theinvestigation to be amended, he shall ask the chamber (Article 24 paragraph 6) to rulethereon. If the chamber rules against the public prosecutor’s proposal, the time limitreferred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall begin to run from the date when the publicprosecutor was notified about the chamber’s decision.(4) Where the public prosecutor fails to act within the time limit referred to in paragraphs2 and 3 of this Article, he is required to notify a higher public prosecutor of the reasonsthereof.Article 258(1) Where an investigation is not concluded within six months, the investigating judge isrequired to notify the president of the court about he reasons for not concluding theinvestigation.(2) If required, the president of the court shall implement measures to conclude theinvestigation.Article 259(1) Subsidiary prosecutors and private prosecutors may submit to investigating judges ofcompetent courts requests for the conduct of investigations or proposals for amendinginvestigations. During the investigation they make other proposals to the investigatingjudge.(2) In respect of institution, implementation, suspension and discontinuation ofinvestigations, the provisions of this Code which concern the institution and conduct ofinvestigations on a request of the public prosecutor shall apply accordingly.