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Article A36-12 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Under the provisions of the second paragraph of article 260, the number of jurors appearing on the annual lists drawn up within the jurisdiction of the assize courts listed below is set as follows:

DEPARTEMENTS

NUMBER OF JURORS
on the annual list

Alpes-Maritimes

1,000

Ardèche

420

Aude 360

Bouches-du-Rhône

2,000

Charente

300

Côte-d’Or

600

Dordogne

400

Eure

500

Guadeloupe

450

(Arr. 26 May 2004, art. 2,1°) Guyane

550

Haute-Marne

300

Haute-Savoie

600

Ille-et-Vilaine

900

Indre

230

(Arr. 26 May 2004, art. 2,2°) Martinique

550

Mayenne

300

Meurthe-et-Moselle

600

Nièvre

230

Paris

2,300

Savoie

390

(Arr. 13 sept. 2006, art. 2) Seine-et-Marne

1,400

Seine-Saint-Denis

2,000

Val-de-Marne

1,700

Var

1,000

Yonne

350

The provisions of this article cease to apply if, as a result of an officially recorded change in the number of inhabitants within the jurisdiction of the Assize Court, the number of jurors resulting from the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 260 exceeds that fixed above.

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Article A36-12

En application des dispositions du deuxième alinéa de l’article 260, le nombre des jurés figurant sur les listes annuelles établies dans le ressort des cours d’assises énumérées ci-dessous est fixé comme suit :

DÉPARTEMENTS

NOMBRE DE JURÉS
figurant sur la liste annuelle

Alpes-Maritimes

1 000

Ardèche

420

Aude360

Bouches-du-Rhône

2 000

Charente

300

Côte-d’Or

600

Dordogne

400

Eure

500

Guadeloupe

450

(Arr. 26 mai 2004, art. 2,1°) Guyane

550

Haute-Marne

300

Haute-Savoie

600

Ille-et-Vilaine

900

Indre

230

(Arr. 26 mai 2004, art. 2,2°) Martinique

550

Mayenne

300

Meurthe-et-Moselle

600

Nièvre

230

Paris

2 300

Savoie

390

(Arr. 13 sept. 2006, art. 2) Seine-et-Marne

1 400

Seine-Saint-Denis

2 000

Val-de-Marne

1 700

Var

1 000

Yonne

350

Les dispositions du présent article cessent d’être applicables si, en raison de l’évolution officiellement constatée du nombre des habitants du ressort de la cour d’assises, le nombre des jurés résultant des dispositions du premier alinéa de l’article 260 dépasse celui fixé ci-dessus.

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