The clerk of the court shall notify the president of the court of the filing of such application. The judgment shall not be enforceable and the court may not rule on the merits until a decision has been made on the said application.
As soon as the court clerk has received the appeal and the application he shall forward the latter to the president of the criminal appeals chamber together with a copy of the judgment and the notice of appeal.
The president shall rule on the application, by order without stating reasons, within eight days of receipt of this file.
If he rejects the application, the judgment shall be enforceable and the court shall rule on the merits; no appeal shall be admissible against the president’s order and the appeal shall then be heard only at the same time as the appeal lodged against the judgment on the merits.
If, in the interests of public order or the proper administration of justice, the President grants the application, he shall fix the date on which the appeal is to be heard.
The court must give its ruling within one month of the president’s order, without any objection being raised before it on the grounds that the appeal lodged against the decision taken would not have suspensive effect; in the latter case, execution of the judgment is suspended until the court’s ruling.