1During the direct trial the provisions of the chapter for the court examination shall apply.
2The prosecutor, the defendant and the civil plaintiff, may present other witnesses during the court examination, even if they have not been summoned before by the Court.
3The Court shall inform the defendant on the right to request an abbreviated trial or to ask for a judgement upon agreement. The defendant shall also be informed on the right to request a time limit of up to five days to prepare the defence. In that case, the judicial examination shall be postponed until a new hearing is scheduled after the termination of this time limit.
4When a direct trial is requested in other cases than those foreseen by Article 400 of this Code, the court shall return the acts to the prosecutor.
5The defendant may request a abbreviated trial. The court, after hearing the prosecutor and finding the request founded, shall decide to continue the trial following the rules of a abbreviated trial. If it decides otherwise, it shall continue with the direct trial.
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