If the accused convicted under the conditions provided for by Article 379-3 constitutes himself a prisoner or if he is arrested before the sentence is extinguished by prescription, the judgment of the Assize Court shall be null and void in its entirety and his case shall be re-examined by the Assize Court in accordance with the provisions of articles 269 to 379-1.
The arrest warrant issued against the accused pursuant to Article 379-3 or issued before the judgment of conviction shall be equivalent to a committal order and the accused shall remain in custody until his appearance before the Assize Court, which must take place within the period provided for by Article 181 from the time he is taken into custody, failing which he shall be released immediately.
Within a period of one month from the date of his arrest or his being taken into custody, the convicted accused may, however, acquiesce in the judgment of the Assize Court and waive, in the presence of his lawyer, the re-examination of his case. The waiver is recorded by the president of the assize court, where applicable in accordance with the procedure provided for by Article 706-71. The time limits for appeals run from the date of notification to the public prosecutor or service on the parties of the acknowledgement of this waiver.