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(3) If the aggrieved party has submitted a criminal complaint or motion for prosecution,and during the proceedings it is determined that a criminal offence subject to privateprosecution is involved, the criminal complaint or motion shall be considered to be filedin a timely fashion if they were filed within the time limit prescribed for submitting privateactions. The private prosecution submitted in a timely manner shall be considered to bea motion of the aggrieved party submitted in a timely manner, if it is determined duringthe proceedings that a criminal offence which is subject to prosecution based upon amotion is involved.Article 55(1) For minors and persons fully deprived of their legal capacity, the request or motionfor private prosecution shall be submitted by their legal representatives.(2) A minor who has turned sixteen can submit the request or motion for privateprosecution by himself.Article 56If an aggrieved party or a private prosecutor should die during the period prescribed forsubmitting requests or motions for private prosecution, or during the course of theproceedings, their spouses, common-law spouses or other persons with whom suchpersons live in extramarital or other lasting associations, children, parents, adopters,adoptees and siblings may file within three months of the person’s death requests ofmotions for private prosecution, or state for the record that they shall continue theproceedings.Article 57Where more than one person suffered damage from a criminal offence, prosecution shallbe effected or continued on a request or motion of private prosecution by any one of theaggrieved parties.Article 58Aggrieved parties and private prosecutors may by a statement given to the court inwhich the proceedings are being conducted drop their requests or motions for privateprosecution by the end of the trial. In such case they forfeit the right to re-submitrequests or motions for private prosecution.Article 59(1) Where a private prosecutor fails to appear at the trial although duly summoned orif the summons could not have been served due to his failure to inform the court ofthe change of address or abode, it shall be deemed that he has withdrawn therequest, unless stipulated otherwise by this Code (Article 445).(2) The president of the chamber shall allow restitution to private prosecutors unable toappear at the trial or to notify the court in a timely manner of a change of abode or

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