'Amnesty content' in document 'Bulgaria - Penal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part two. EVIDENCING

Chapter thirty six. PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON PENAL CASES

Section 1 Transfer of Convicted Persons

Art. 460. (1) In the event of amnesty in the Republic of Bulgaria, the execution of the punishment under a foreign sentence accepted for execution shall be terminated under the general procedure.

(2) In the event of amnesty in the state where the sentence accepted for execution has been enacted, the execution of the punishment shall be terminated immediately by order of the chief prosecutor.

(3) In the event of amnesty in the Republic of Bulgaria, the chief prosecutor shall inform immediately the competent authority of the state where the person has been transmitted for serving the punishment.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 17
Issues of admissibility
1. Having regard to paragraph 10 of the Preamble and article 1, the Court shall determine that a case is inadmissible where:
(b) The case has been investigated by a State which has jurisdiction over it and the State has decided not to prosecute the person concerned, unless the decision resulted from the unwillingness or inability of the State genuinely to prosecute;