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Where prosecution has become impossible, pursuant to the law of the Member State of the handling European Delegated Prosecutor, the Permanent Chamber shall, based on a report provided by the European Delegated Prosecutor handling the case in accordance with Article 35(1), decide to dismiss the case against a person on account of any of the following grounds: the death of the suspect or accused person or winding up of a suspect or accused legal person; the insanity of the suspect or accused person; amnesty granted to the suspect or accused person; immunity granted to the suspect or accused person, unless it has been lifted; expiry of the national statutory limitation to prosecute; the suspect’s or accused person’s case has already been finally disposed of in relation to the same acts; the lack of relevant evidence.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.