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Article 404 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When, during the hearing, one of the assistants disturbs order in any way whatsoever, the President shall order his expulsion from the courtroom.

If, during the execution of this measure, he resists this order or causes an uproar, he shall, forthwith, be placed under a committal order, tried and punished by two years’ imprisonment, without prejudice to the penalties laid down in the Penal Code against the perpetrators of contempt and violence towards magistrates.

On the order of the President, he shall then be forced by the public force to leave the hearing.

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Article 404

Lorsque, à l’audience, l’un des assistants trouble l’ordre de quelque manière que ce soit, le président ordonne son expulsion de la salle d’audience.

Si, au cours de l’exécution de cette mesure, il résiste à cet ordre ou cause du tumulte, il est, sur-le-champ, placé sous mandat de dépôt, jugé et puni de deux ans d’emprisonnement, sans préjudice des peines portées au code pénal contre les auteurs d’outrages et de violences envers les magistrats.

Sur l’ordre du président, il est alors contraint par la force publique de quitter l’audience.

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