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Article 920 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of the first paragraph of Article 289-1, if, as a result of absences or striking, there are fewer than fourteen jurors remaining on the list, this number is completed by alternate jurors, in the order in which they were registered; if there are not enough, by jurors chosen by lot, in open court, from among the jurors registered on the special list.

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Article 920

Pour l’application du premier alinéa de l’article 289-1, si, à la suite des absences ou des radiations, il reste moins de quatorze jurés sur la liste, ce nombre est complété par les jurés suppléants, suivant l’ordre de leur inscription ; en cas d’insuffisance, par des jurés tirés au sort, en audience publique, parmi les jurés inscrits sur la liste spéciale.

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