1After verifying the attendance of the parties, the court declares the judicial trial open.

2The prosecutor presents briefly the results of the preliminary investigations and the evidence on which the request for sending the case to the trial is based on.

3The defendant may submit requests for the invalidity of the acts of the preliminary investigations, the non-usability of evidence, the need to obtain new evidence, request for abbreviated trial and can make all statements he deems necessary or request to be questioned, applying the rules provided for in articles 38 and 39 of this Code.

4After the defendant, the victim and other private parties, when present, shall present their claims.

5The parties may submit agreements on the conditions for plea bargaining and the determination of the sentence, and the request for pre-trial admission of evidence or the civil lawsuit in the criminal process.

6When the parties submit a request for the pre-trial admission of evidence, the judge of the preliminary hearing decides on obtaining such evidence and, in case of acceptance of such request, he/she shall transmit it to the competent court and establish the date of the new hearing.

7When the parties do not have other requests or claims concerning additional evidence, the court declares the judicial trial closed.

8The parties shall submit their discussion on the value of the evidence and the request of the prosecutor for sending the case to the trial.