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Article 297 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The accused or his lawyer first, and then the public prosecutor, shall challenge such jurors as they see fit, as their names come out of the ballot box, except for the limitation expressed in article 298.

The accused, his lawyer or the public prosecutor may not state their grounds for challenge.

The trial jury is formed at the moment when the names of six or nine jurors who have not been challenged are taken from the ballot box, according to the distinctions provided for in the first paragraph of article 296, and the names of the additional jurors provided for in article 296.

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Article 297

L’accusé ou son avocat d’abord, le ministère public ensuite, récusent tels jurés qu’ils jugent à propos, à mesure que leurs noms sortent de l’urne, sauf la limitation exprimée à l’article 298.

L’accusé, son avocat, ni le ministère public ne peuvent exposer leur motifs de récusation.

Le jury de jugement est formé à l’instant où sont sortis de l’urne les noms de six ou neuf jurés non récusés, selon les distinctions prévues par le premier alinéa de l’article 296, et les noms des jurés supplémentaires prévus par l’article 296.

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