Article 84. Comprehensive Expert Examination

A comprehensive expert examination shall be appointed in cases where the establishment of circumstances relevant to the case is possible only by conducting several studies with using different branches of special knowledge.

When carrying out a comprehensive examination, each of the experts shall conduct research within his competence. The conclusion of the comprehensive expert examination shall indicate what research and to what extent each of the experts conducted, what facts he personally established and what conclusions he came to. Each of the experts shall sign that part of the opinion, which contains his studies, and he shall be responsible for it.

The general conclusion (conclusions) shall be made by experts competent in assessing the results obtained and formulating this conclusion (conclusions). If the basis for the final conclusion of the commission of experts or its part are the facts established by one of the experts (individual experts), then this should be indicated in the conclusion.

In the event of a disagreement between the experts, each of them shall give a separate opinion on all or some of the issues that caused the disagreement.

If the production of a comprehensive experts examination is entrusted to a state forensic expert institution or a non-state forensic expert organization, then the organization of this examination is entrusted to its head.