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Article 306-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the trial of the crimes against humanity mentioned in Subtitle I of Title I of Book II of the Criminal Code, the crime of enforced disappearance mentioned in Article 221-12 of the same code, the crimes of torture or acts of barbarism mentioned in Articles 222-1 to 222-6 of the said code, the war crimes mentioned in Chapter I of Book IV bis of the same code and the crimes mentioned in Article 706-73 of this Code, the court, without the assistance of the jury, may, by a judgment delivered in open court, order that a witness be heard in camera for the duration of the hearing if the witness’s public testimony is likely to seriously endanger his or her life or physical integrity or those of his or her relatives.

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Article 306-1

Pour le jugement des crimes contre l’humanité mentionnés au sous-titre Ier du titre Ier du livre II du code pénal, du crime de disparition forcée mentionné à l’article 221-12 du même code, des crimes de tortures ou d’actes de barbarie mentionnés aux articles 222-1 à 222-6 dudit code, des crimes de guerre mentionnés au chapitre Ier du livre IV bis du même code et des crimes mentionnés à l’article 706-73 du présent code, la cour, sans l’assistance du jury, peut, par un arrêt rendu en audience publique, ordonner le huis clos pour le temps de l’audition d’un témoin si la déposition publique de celui-ci est de nature à mettre gravement en danger sa vie ou son intégrité physique ou celles de ses proches.

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