Article 624-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
The panel of the Court of Revision and Review rejects the application if it considers it to be unfounded. If it considers the application to be well-founded, it shall set aside the conviction handed down, except where an application for reconsideration of the convicted person’s appeal is granted. If it is possible to hold new adversarial hearings, the panel of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration will refer the applicant…