Chapter III: Dismissal on public security grounds

Referral on grounds of public security shall be made by the Court of Cassation at the request of the public prosecutor attached to the said court.

If the application is justified, the case shall be referred either to another formation of the court originally seised, or to another court of the same nature as that court. The decision shall be binding on the parties and on the referring court. It is not subject to appeal.

The proceedings are not suspended before the court whose removal is requested. The first president of the Cour de cassation may, however, order that the proceedings be suspended until the decision on the application for referral.

In the event of a referral, the procedure shall be as set out in Article 82.