Section 2: Trial of offences

For the application of article 398, the correctional court is always composed of the president or a judge of the court of first instance. Articles L. 952-6 and L. 952-7 of the Code of Judicial Organisation relating to the replacement of these magistrates and to the specific procedures for exercising jurisdictional functions are applicable to the criminal court.

Articles 398-1 and 398-2 of this code shall not apply.

For the application of the first paragraph of Article 399, the President of the High Court of Appeal, after consulting the President of the Court of First Instance and the Public Prosecutor, sets the number of correctional hearings for the following judicial year by order during the first fortnight of December.

For the application of articles 491 and 492, the time limits for lodging an objection are ten days if the accused resides in the territorial authority and one month if he or she resides outside it.

For the application of article 510, the Criminal Appeals Chamber is made up of the President of the High Court of Appeal and two assessors from the list provided for in article L. 951-3 du code de l’organisation judiciaire. Articles L. 952-10 and L. 952-11 of the Code of Judicial Organisation relating to the replacement of the President of the High Court of Appeal and of the assessors and to…

For the application of the first paragraph of article 511, the President of the High Court of Appeal, after consulting the Public Prosecutor, shall, during the first fortnight of December, set by order the number of criminal court hearings for the following judicial year.

For the application of article 513, the appeal is heard on the oral report of the president.