same court. It shall be admissible for all counts of damages, whether physical, corporal or moral, which shall arise from the facts subject to the prosecution. ART.6: Civil proceedings shall be subject to the rules of civil law. It may also be exercised separately from the criminal proceeding. However, judgement on the civil proceeding shall be stayed until final judgement on the criminal proceeding has been pronounced where the latter has been initiated. ART 7: A party who files an action before the competent civil court may not bring it before the criminal court, unless the latter is seized by the Public Prosecutor before a judgement on the merits has been delivered by the civil court. ART 8: A criminal proceeding for the imposition of a penalty shall be extinguished by the death of the person charged or accused, prescription, amnesty, repeal of the criminal law and res judicata. Less severe criminal laws shall apply even to earlier facts. However, if a prosecution resulting in conviction has revealed the falsity of the judgement or decision which declared the criminal proceeding extinguished, the prosecution may be resumed. The prescription period shall then be considered as suspended from the date when the judgement or decision became final until that of the conviction of the person guilty of forgery or use of forgery. A criminal proceeding may also be extinguished by compromise or mediation where expressly provided by law. The same shall apply in the case of withdrawal of a complaint where this is a necessary condition for prosecution. CHAPTER II - PRESCRIPTION AND PECUNIARY CONVICTIONS ART 9: In the case of a felony, a criminal prosecution shall be time-barred for a period of ten years from the date on which the crime was committed if no act of investigation or prosecution has taken place during that period. If any such act has been carried out in this interval, it shall not be time -barred until after the last ten years have elapsed since the last act. This shall apply even with regard to persons who are not involved in this investigation or prosecution process. ART 10: In the case of misdemeanours, a criminal prosecution shall be time-barred after three years. It shall be carried out under conditions specified in the preceding Article. However, where the same procedure combines criminal proceedings resulting from a felony and a connected misdemeanour, the time-bar shall be that prescribed by Article 9. ART 11: As regards simple offences, criminal proceedings shall be time-barred after one year; It shall be carried out in accordance with the distinctions specified in Article 9. However, where the same procedure combines criminal proceedings resulting from a misdemeanour and a connected simple offence, the time-bar shall be that prescribed by Article 10 Paragraph 1. 3