Where, in specific cases and in particular if, following an appeal in cassation, the final decision on the execution of the European arrest warrant cannot be given by the competent judicial authorities within sixty days of the arrest of the requested person, the Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall immediately inform the judicial authority of the issuing Member State, giving the reasons for the delay. This period shall then be extended by a further thirty days.
Where, in exceptional circumstances, in particular after a judgment of cassation with referral, the final decision on the execution of the European arrest warrant has not been taken within the period of ninety days from the date of the arrest of the requested person, the Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall inform the Minister for Justice, who shall in turn notify Eurojust, stating the reasons for the delay.
After a judgment of cassation with referral, the investigating chamber to which the case is referred rules within twenty days of delivery of the judgment of the Court of Cassation. This chamber hears any applications for release made by the person claimed.