The Implementation Rules of the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 7-12

The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure that were amended and approved on December 17, 2019, apart from Article 38-1, Paragraph 1 of Article 51, Paragraph 2 of Article 71, Paragraph 2 of Article 85, Article 89, Article 99, Paragraph 3 of Article 142, Article 192 and Article 289 which shall be implemented six months after the promulgation, shall be implemented on the date of promulgation.For a case in which a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed before the amendment of December 17, 2019 of the Code of Criminal Procedure takes effect, and the case has yet to be transferred sua sponte to the superior court for trial, the provision of Paragraph 5 of Article 344 before the amendment shall apply, even after the said amendment enters into effect.For a case in which the time period for reconsideration or for appeal has not expired as of the date the amendment of December 17, 2019 of the Code of Criminal Procedure takes effect, in accordance with the relevant provisions before the said amendment, provisions of Articles 256, 256-1 and 349 shall apply.Where the judgment has not been made on a pending case before the court of third instance as of the date the amendment of December 17, 2019 of the Code of Criminal Procedure takes effect, provisions of Article 382 as amended shall apply to cases in terms of the time period for the submission of the supplementary reasons for appeal.