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Article D49-42 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Sentence Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal rules, on the basis of the case file, following an adversarial debate held in chambers without the presence of the sentenced person, during which, after an oral report by a councillor, the public prosecutor and then the sentenced person’s lawyer present their observations. The Public Prosecutor may reply, the convicted person’s lawyer always having the last word.

The convicted person’s lawyer is summoned by registered letter or fax no later than fifteen days before the adversarial debate.

The judgment is delivered in chambers. It is enforceable by provision.

If the president finds that the appeal was clearly not lodged within the ten-day time limit, he declares it inadmissible. This decision is not subject to appeal.

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Article D49-42

La chambre de l’application des peines de la cour d’appel statue, au vu du dossier, à la suite d’un débat contradictoire tenu en chambre du conseil hors la présence du condamné, au cours duquel, après le rapport oral d’un conseiller, le procureur général puis l’avocat du condamné présentent leurs observations. Le procureur général peut répliquer, l’avocat du condamné ayant toujours la parole en dernier.

L’avocat du condamné est convoqué par lettre recommandée ou par télécopie au plus tard quinze jours avant le débat contradictoire.

L’arrêt est rendu en chambre du conseil. Il est exécutoire par provision.

Si le président constate que l’appel n’a manifestement pas été formé dans le délai de dix jours, il déclare celui-ci irrecevable. Cette décision n’est pas susceptible de recours.

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