Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

The appeal provided for in Article 17 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 is brought against a decision that has acquired the force of res judicata. It is lodged from the day on which the decision is no longer subject to appeal by the parties or from the day on which they have accepted or executed it. It may not be exercised after a period of five years…

The contested judgment retains its effects between the parties, even in respect of the heads that have been set aside.

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be directed against the judicial act whose annulment is sought and which is attached to the application. This appeal may be lodged at any time within five years of the date on which the…

The procedure provided for in Articles 1011 to 1022 shall apply to appeals brought pursuant to Articles 17 and 18 of law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967.