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Article 351-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The chairman may not ask one or more of the questions provided for in Articles 350 or 351 only if he has previously informed the parties of this during the debates and at the latest before the closing arguments, in order to allow the accused and his lawyer to make any observations useful to his defence.

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Article 351-1

Le président ne peut poser une ou plusieurs questions prévues aux articles 350 ou 351 que s’il en a préalablement informé les parties au cours des débats et au plus tard avant le réquisitoire, afin de permettre à l’accusé et à son avocat de faire valoir toutes les observations utiles à sa défense.

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