If there is a copy or authenticated copy of the judgment or ruling, it shall be considered as a minute and consequently handed over by any public officer or any depositary to the registry of the court which rendered the decision, on the order given to him by the president of that court. This order serves as a discharge.
Where, in criminal cases, there is no longer a copy or authentic copy of the judgment, but there is still the statement of the court and jury mentioned on the question sheet, as stated in Article 364, a new judgment shall be delivered on the basis of that statement.
Where the statement of the court and jury can no longer be represented or where the case has been tried in absentia and there is no written record of it, the trial is restarted from the point at which the documents are missing. The same applies in any other matter where there is no longer a copy or authentic copy of the decision.
The Prime Minister and other members of the Government may appear as witnesses only after authorisation by the Council of Ministers, on the report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice. Such authorisation shall be given by decree. The provisions of this article shall not apply to members of the Government heard as assisted witnesses.
When the appearance takes place by virtue of the authorisation provided for in the preceding article, the statement shall be received in the ordinary manner.
Where appearance has not been requested or has not been authorised, the evidence shall be received in writing at the witness’s residence, by the first president of the court of appeal or, if the witness resides outside the chief town of the court, by the president of the judicial tribunal of his residence. To this end, a statement of the facts and a list of the claims and issues on…
The statement thus received shall be immediately delivered to the registry or sent, closed and sealed, to that of the requesting court and communicated, without delay, to the public prosecutor and to the interested parties. In the assize court, it shall be read publicly and submitted to the debates.
The written deposition of a representative of a foreign power is requested through the Minister of Foreign Affairs. If the request is granted, this deposition is received by the first president of the court of appeal or by the magistrate delegated by him. It is then carried out in the manner provided for in the articles 654, paragraph 2, and 655.
When the testimony of an agent of a service mentioned in article L. 811-2of the Internal Security Code or of a service designated by the decree in Council of State provided for in article L. 811-4 of the same code or a person mentioned in article 413-14 of the Criminal Code is requested during legal proceedings about facts of which he or she may have become aware during a mission…
The judicial authority may take the testimony of experts from international organisations or use a report drawn up by them as a body of evidence to establish the material element of the offence or as elements to help establish the truth. The request for testimony is forwarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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