Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal against refusal to defer expulsion was admissible despite the entry into force of the new criminal code on 2007-01-01
Solution extraite
The appeal was inadmissible because the expulsion could no longer be executed and the appellant therefore lacked a current, practical interest.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 103 let. a OJ, standing requires an existing, practical interest at the time of judgment. Since expulsion ceased to exist under the new law and transitional rules abolished old expulsions, no useful relief remained.