French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceThe statement of appeal must be made to the registrar of the court that handed down the contested decision.
The statement shall indicate whether the appeal concerns the decision on the public prosecution or the decision on the civil action or both decisions. If the appeal relates to the decision on the public prosecution, the statement shall indicate whether it relates to the decision as a whole or whether it is limited to the penalties imposed, to certain of them or to the manner in which they are applied. If the decision on public prosecution has found the accused guilty of several offences, the appeal against this decision must specify whether it concerns all or some of the offences. If the declaration does not contain any of these details, the appeal is considered to relate to the entire decision. An accused person who has limited the scope of his appeal on the public prosecution to the penalties imposed under the conditions provided for in this paragraph may, in accordance with the procedures provided for in the first paragraph, go back on this limitation within a period of one month from the date of the statement of appeal; if the case is heard on appeal before this period of one month, he may go back on this limitation at the time of the hearing. An accused person who has not limited the scope of his appeal at the time of the statement of appeal may always do so at a later date, up until the judgment hearing.
It must be signed by the court clerk and by the appellant himself, or by a lawyer, or by a special proxy; in the latter case, the proxy is attached to the document drawn up by the court clerk. If the appellant is unable to sign, this shall be noted by the Registrar.
It shall be entered in a public register for that purpose and any person shall have the right to obtain a copy.
