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Article 461 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the debates cannot be completed during the same hearing, the court shall, by judgment, fix the day on which they shall be continued.

The parties and witnesses not heard, or those who have been invited to remain at the disposal of the court, shall be required to appear, without further summons, at the remand hearing.

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Article 461

Si les débats ne peuvent être terminés au cours de la même audience, le tribunal fixe, par jugement, le jour où ils seront continués.

Les parties et les témoins non entendus, ou ceux qui ont été invités à rester à la disposition du tribunal, sont tenus de comparaître, sans autre citation, à l’audience de renvoi.

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