At the end of the preparatory criminal meeting, which may be held with the assistance of the clerk of the assize court, the president of the assize court shall draw up or cause to be drawn up a report stating:
-either that no agreement has been reached between the participants;
or
-or the agreement reached on the list of witnesses and experts to be called, their order of deposition and the duration of the hearing, or on some of these three points.
These minutes are signed by the chairman and, where appropriate, by the court clerk, and a copy is given or sent subsequently by any means to the public prosecutor and to all the parties’ lawyers.
The absence of one or more of the lawyers summoned is noted in the minutes. This does not prevent the meeting from being held or an agreement from being reached, unless the chairman considers, in particular in view of the number of lawyers absent, that such an agreement cannot usefully be reached.
The minutes do not mention the absence of one or more lawyers.
No mention is made in the minutes of the content of the exchanges that took place during the meeting.