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Article R724-13 of the French Commercial code

The judge being sued may be assisted by one of his peers, by a lawyer at the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation or by a lawyer registered with a bar association.

The file on the proceedings must be made available to the interested party and his counsel at least forty-eight hours before each meeting of the committee or each hearing by the rapporteur or his delegate of the judge being sued. At any time during the proceedings, the judge may submit any documents he or she deems useful and file statements of defence.

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Article R724-13

Le juge poursuivi peut se faire assister par l’un de ses pairs, par un avocat au Conseil d’Etat et à la Cour de cassation ou par un avocat inscrit à un barreau.

Le dossier de la procédure doit être mis à la disposition de l’intéressé et de son conseil quarante-huit heures au moins avant chaque séance de la commission ou chaque audition par le rapporteur ou son délégué du juge poursuivi. Celui-ci peut à tout moment de la procédure verser aux débats les pièces qu’il estime utiles et déposer des mémoires en défense.

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