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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 598

Where the sentence handed down is the same as that imposed by the law applicable to the offence, no one may seek to have the judgment set aside on the pretext that there has been an error in the citat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 599

In correctional matters, the accused is not admissible to present as a means of cassation the nullities committed in first instance if he did not raise them before the court of appeal, with the except…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 605

…t considers that the legal conditions have not been met, it issues, depending on the case, a ruling of inadmissibility, or a ruling of forfeiture.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 608

Unless otherwise decided by the Cour de cassation, a judgment recording the withdrawal of a party shall be registered free of charge.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 623-1

The Court of Revision and Reconsideration appoints from among its members, for a period of three years, renewable once, five permanent magistrates and five substitute magistrates who make up the commi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-6

The claimant and the civil party may request a copy of all or part of the documents and records in the case file. If the case file has been digitised, this copy shall be provided in digitised form, if…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-2

…judge in Paris, who shall act throughout the national territory in the presence, where appropriate, of the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court or his representative, or any other person men…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-9

Applications for release or the lifting or modification of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest may be made at any time to the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-10

The judgment rendered by the Investigating Chamber and, where applicable, the place and date of surrender of the person claimed, as well as the duration of the detention undergone with a view to such…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-13

Where the court requests an extension of the conditions of surrender granted by the French authorities, the request shall be forwarded to the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Statut…

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