(1) At the hearing, the rapporteur shall read his report, the advocates of the parties and the
Procureur General shall present their arguments basing same on their memoranda and
submissions.
(2) No adjournment shall be granted unless the court deems it necessary.
(3) However:
a) when the solutions proposed by the Procureur General and the rapporteur are different,
the case shall be adjourned for deliberation;
b) any member of the court who, before the hearing, had neither had knowledge of the report
nor the contrary submissions of the Procureur General, may request to have knowledge
thereof before he gives an opinion. In such a case, the matter shall be adjourned for
deliberation to a later date.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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