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Article R40-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The secretary of the committee shall notify the appellant, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within fifteen days of their submission, of the conclusions of the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and the conclusions of the person referred to in Article R. 40-9. He communicates to this person the conclusions of the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation.

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Article R40-12 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Within a period of one month from the last of the notifications provided for in the first paragraph of the preceding article, the person lodging the appeal shall submit, against a receipt or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the secretariat of the Commission his or her observations in response, which shall be communicated to the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and to the person mentioned…

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Article R40-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where the person lodging the appeal is the public prosecutor at the court of appeal, the secretary of the committee asks the latter, within fifteen days of receipt of the file, to send him his conclusions within one month. On receipt of these submissions, he will send a copy to the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the State’s legal…

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Article R40-17 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where it is clear that the person lodging the appeal lodged it after the expiry of the ten-day period provided for in Article 149-3, the chairman of the committee may, after notifying the persons listed at 1° to 3° of Article R. 40-4, decide that there is no need for further investigation or for the acts provided for in Articles R. 40-8 to R. 40-15. He may proceed in the…

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Article R40-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

On the day of the hearing, after the report, the applicant and the judicial agent of the State or their respective lawyers are heard in their observations, whichever of the persons listed in 1° and 2° of Article R. 40-4 who is the author of the appeal or his lawyer who has the floor first. Where the appeal has been lodged by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal,…

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Article R40-19 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The commission’s decision is given in open court. This decision is notified to the claimant and the judicial agent of the State either by delivery of a copy against receipt, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the decision is given to the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation. A copy of the decision is also sent, at the Ministry of Justice, to the commission…

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