Supplementary Provisions, Article 5Examination Period Concerning Appeals against a Ruling to Commence a Retrial, etc.

In light of recent circumstances concerning retrial procedures, with regard to an appeal against a ruling to commence a retrial that is filed on or after the day on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter in this Article and the following Article referred to as the "item (ii) Effective Date"), or an appeal against a ruling of the court pertaining to an appeal against that ruling that is filed on or after the item (ii) Effective Date, the court before which the case is pending must endeavor to render its ruling within one year from the day on which the case was accepted.