Article D45-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
In application of article 367, the judgment of the assize court shall be valid as a detention order until the period of detention has reached that of the sentence pronounced, without prejudice to the accused’s right to apply for release, where: the accused is in custody at the time the judgment is handed down and is sentenced, for a felony or misdemeanour, to a term of criminal imprisonment or a…