Where the appeal falls within the scope of Article 1635 bis P of the General Tax Code, the parties must provide proof of payment of the duty provided for in that Article, failing which the appeal or the defences, as the case may be, will be inadmissible.
Except in the case of an application for legal aid, the principal appellant must provide proof of this when submitting his statement of appeal and the other parties must provide proof when submitting their statement of claim by affixing mobile stamps or by submitting proof where the fee for compensation for the profession of solicitor has been paid electronically. In the event of a joint application, the appellants must provide proof of payment of the fee when submitting their application.
Where the party has applied for legal aid, it shall attach the decision granting such aid to the document subject to payment of the fee. In the absence of a decision on the application for legal aid, the document is accompanied by a copy of this application. If the application for legal aid is declared null and void or rejected or the decision granting it is withdrawn, the applicant must, on pain of inadmissibility, provide proof of payment of the fee within one month of the notification of nullity or the date on which the rejection or withdrawal became final, as the case may be.
Inadmissibility is established ex officio by the competent judge or panel. The parties are not entitled to raise this inadmissibility. They are notified of the decision by the court registry.