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Article 405 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If order is disturbed at the hearing by the accused himself, the provisions of Article 404.

The accused, even if free, when expelled from the courtroom, is kept by the police at the disposal of the court until the end of the proceedings. He is then taken back to the hearing, where the judgment is delivered in his presence.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 405
Si l’ordre est troublé à l’audience par le prévenu lui-même, il lui est fait application des dispositions de l’article 404.

Le prévenu, même libre, lorsqu’il est expulsé de la salle d’audience, est gardé par la force publique, jusqu’à la fin des débats, à la disposition du tribunal. Il est alors reconduit à l’audience, où le jugement est rendu en sa présence.

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