Withdrawal shall be recorded by order of the First President, his delegate or the President of the Chamber to which the case has been distributed. The judge noting the withdrawal shall rule, where applicable, on applications based on Article 700.
However, discontinuance is recorded by judgment if it occurs after the filing of the report or if the defendant’s acceptance, where necessary, is not given until after that filing. Such a judgment is equivalent to a judgment of dismissal and entails the application of Articles 628 and 630.