Article 77
Indictment
A valid indictment must contain, lest it be declared null, the defendant¿s identification, the statement of the time and place of the commission of the offence, the list of material facts charged against the accused, the list of applicable regulations and legislation and the time limit to present the defence.
Article 78
Protective Suspension
1 - The defendant's protective suspension may be ordered after the issue of the indictment, in the following cases:
a) there exists the possibility of new and serious offences, or the attempt to obstruct the development of the action;
b) the defendant has been prosecuted in a court of law for an offence committed in the practice of dentistry, or for any crime to which a heavier punishment may be applied.
2 - Protective suspension must be a unanimous decision.
3 - Protective suspension may not exceed a three-month period.
4 - The period of protective suspension shall be reduced from the penalty of effective suspension.
5 - Those disciplinary actions in which the defendant is protectively suspended shall be tried prior to all the others.
Article 79
Notification of the Indictment
1 - The arbitrator must notify the defendant, in order that he or she should prepare his or her defence, if willing to do so.
2 - This notification shall comply with the terms and the time limit specified in Article 72.
3 - The time limit shall be counted from the date in which the indictment is issued.
Article 80
Dealine for the Defence
1 - The defendant shall have 20 days to prepare his or her defence.
2 - Should the defendant be notified while outside the country or by means of an edict, the time limit must not be less than 30 days or more than 60.
3 - Should there be just cause, the arbitrator shall extend the time limit for the defence.
Article 81
Right to Defense
1 - The defendant shall be entitled to appoint a representative for his or her defence.
2 - Included in the previous number is the representative appointed in compliance with Article 74, as long as this representation has not been expressly revoked.
Article 82
Presentation of the Defence
1 - The defence shall be offered in written form to the arbitrator, containing a clear and concise account of the facts, and the reasons supporting it.
2 - The defence shall include the roll of witnesses and all the documents relevant to the case, as well as the request for any necessary proceedings.
3 - The arbitrator may refuse the proceedings mentioned in the previous number when proved irrelevant or unnecessary to attain the truth.
4 - There shall be a maximum number of three witnesses for each charge and their total number may not exceed 20, without detriment to that established in the next Article.
Article 83
New Proceesings
1 - The arbitrator may request new proceedings if necessary to attain the truth.
2 - The decision requiring new proceedings may not be appealed.
Article 84
Allegations
1 - Should any proceedings be carried out, in compliance with the previous Articles, both the plaintiff and the defendant shall be notified in order that they should prepare their written allegations or rebuttals.
2 - This notification shall comply with the terms and time limit defined in Article 72, on which shall depend the period leading to the allegations or rebuttals.
3 - The deadline for the allegations or rebuttals shall be counted from the date of the last proceeding.
Article 85
Dealine for Allegations
1 - The deadline for the allegations or rebuttals shall be 20 days.
2 - Should there be just cause, the arbitrator shall extend the time limit for the allegations and rebuttals.
Article 86
Examination of the Process
During the deadline for the defence and the allegations, the process may be examined by the plaintiff or the defendant for a maximum of five days.
Article 87
Report
Within 30 days following the reception of the defence, or of the allegations or rebuttals should there be any, the arbitrator shall produce a report about all the evidence concerning the case, followed by his or her view, if willing to do so.