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Article 1191 of the French Code of civil procedure

The judge’s decisions may be appealed:

by the parents or one of them, the guardian or the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following notification ;

by the minor himself until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following notification and, failing that, following the day on which he became aware of the decision;

by the public prosecutor until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following the delivery of the notice given to him.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1191
Les décisions du juge peuvent être frappées d’appel :

-par les parents ou l’un d’eux, le tuteur ou la personne ou le service à qui l’enfant a été confié jusqu’à l’expiration d’un délai de quinze jours suivant la notification ;

-par le mineur lui-même jusqu’à l’expiration d’un délai de quinze jours suivant la notification et, à défaut, suivant le jour où il a eu connaissance de la décision ;

-par le ministère public jusqu’à l’expiration d’un délai de quinze jours suivant la remise de l’avis qui lui a été donné.

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