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Article 289 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If any of the jurors present do not meet the legal aptitude conditions required by articles 255,256 and 257, the court shall order that their names be struck from the list and sent to the first president of the court of appeal or to the president of the judicial tribunal, seat of the assize court, for the purpose of removal from the annual list.

The same applies to the names of deceased jurors.

The names of jurors who turn out to be spouses, parents or allies up to and including the degree of uncle or nephew of a member of the court or of one of the jurors present entered before him on the said list shall also be struck from the session list.

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Article 289

Si parmi les jurés présents, il en est qui ne remplissent pas les conditions d’aptitude légales exigées par les articles 255,256 et 257, la cour ordonne que leurs noms soient rayés de la liste et adressés au premier président de la cour d’appel ou au président du tribunal judiciaire, siège de la cour d’assises, aux fins de radiation de la liste annuelle.

Il en est de même en ce qui concerne les noms des jurés décédés.

Sont également rayés de la liste de session, les noms des jurés qui se révéleraient être conjoints, parents ou alliés jusqu’au degré d’oncle ou de neveu inclusivement d’un membre de la cour ou de l’un des jurés présents inscrits avant lui sur ladite liste.

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