Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ The fact that any pre­lim­in­ary is­sues have been dealt with has the fol­low­ing con­sequences:

a.

the tri­al must be con­duc­ted to its com­ple­tion without un­ne­ces­sary in­ter­rup­tions;

b.

the charge may no longer be with­drawn and, sub­ject to Art­icle 333, may no longer be amended;

c.

parties re­quired to at­tend may only leave the ven­ue for the hear­ing with the con­sent of the court; if a party leaves the ven­ue for the hear­ing, the hear­ing shall nev­er­the­less con­tin­ue.

² After any pre­lim­in­ary is­sues have been dealt with, the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings shall an­nounce the ap­plic­a­tions made by the pub­lic pro­sec­utor, un­less the parties dis­pense with this re­quire­ment.