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Article 568-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the contested decision is a judgment of an investigating chamber, ruling under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Article 695-31 or the fourth paragraph of Article 695-46, the time limit for appeal mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 568 is reduced to three clear days.

The case file shall be sent, by any means enabling a written record to be kept, to the registry of the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation within forty-eight hours of the appeal being lodged.

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Article 568-1

Lorsque la décision attaquée est un arrêt d’une chambre de l’instruction, statuant dans les conditions énoncées au quatrième alinéa de l’article 695-31 ou au quatrième alinéa de l’article 695-46, le délai de pourvoi mentionné au premier alinéa de l’article 568 est ramené à trois jours francs.

Le dossier est transmis, par tout moyen permettant d’en conserver une trace écrite, au greffe de la chambre criminelle de la Cour de cassation dans les quarante-huit heures à compter de la déclaration de pourvoi.

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