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Article 494-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the cases provided for in the first to fifth paragraphs of article 494 and if justified by special circumstances, the court may, by a specially reasoned decision, modify the judgment against which the objection has been lodged, without the possibility of increasing the penalty.

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Article 494-1

Dans les cas prévus par les premier à cinquième alinéas de l’article 494 et si des circonstances particulières le justifient, le tribunal peut, par décision spécialement motivée, modifier le jugement frappé d’opposition, sans possibilité d’aggravation de la peine.

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