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Article 99
 

Peculiarities of Reconsidering Court Decisions

1. Participants in court hearings of a case shall have the right to appeal a court decision, or parts of it , in cassation order, in the event it was adopted by a court of first instance and has not come into legal force, if the court of first instance did not fully clarify the circumstances of the case, did not provide due evaluation of the evidence, did not properly apply the standards of material law, or significantly violated the standards of court procedure.

2. A cassation appeal can also be submitted by a third person - a subject of the election pro­ cess, who took part in the court hearing of the case, if the decision of the court of first instance violates his/her rights and freedom s , which are guaranteed by law.

3. The Supreme Court of Ukraine shall reconsider decisions of courts of appeal, which have been satisfied by them in first instance, in cassation order.

4. Cassation appeals against decisions of a court of first instance may be submitted within two days from the day following the day the copy of the decision was received.

5. Cassation appeals submitted after the expiry of the terms, established in part four of this article, shall not be considered.

6. A court of appeal shall hear the case within two days after the expiry of the term for cassation appeal, but with regard to court decisions, which were satisfied by a court of first instance prior to the day of voting, no later than at the time the voting begins.