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Article 597 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The same action lies with the public prosecutor against the acquittal judgments mentioned in article 363 if the decision was made on the basis of the non-existence of a criminal law that would nevertheless have existed.

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Article 597

La même action appartient au ministère public contre les arrêts d’acquittement mentionnés à l’article 363 si la décision a été prononcée sur la base de la non-existence d’une loi pénale qui pourtant aurait existé.

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