French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence
Article 442
Before hearing witnesses, the chairman questions the accused and receives his statements.
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Before hearing witnesses, the chairman questions the accused and receives his statements.
After each statement, the president and, under the conditions provided for in Article 442-1, the public prosecutor and the parties shall ask the witness any questions they consider necessary. The witn…
Any record or report has evidential value only if it is regular in form, if its author has acted in the exercise of his duties and has reported on a matter within his competence what he has seen, hear…
A witness who fails to appear or refuses either to take the oath or to give evidence may, on the application of the public prosecutor, be fined €3,750 by the court..
However, the persons referred to in articles 447 and 448 may be heard under oath where neither the public prosecutor nor any of the parties have objected.
…esses must, at the request of the president, state their surname, first names, age, occupation and place of residence, whether they are related or related by marriage to the accused, the person civill…
…h is not required to renew it, if he is heard a second time during the proceedings. The president will remind him, if necessary, of the oath he has taken.
The date on which a party's claims and arguments are duly submitted in writing is the date on which they are communicated between the parties.
Where, in the case of the preceding article, no diligence having been taken by the tutor, a member of the family council considers that the minor is capable of being emancipated, he may request the gu…
The judicial support measure relates to the management of social benefits chosen by the judge, when the measure is pronounced, from a list set by decree. The judge rules on any difficulties that may a…
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