The matter is referred to the commission by petition.
The petition must be submitted on a form, the model of which is laid down by order of the vice-president of the Conseil d’Etat.
It must contain all the information requested in the relevant sections of the petition form.
It must be drawn up in the French language. The application and, where applicable, the pleadings, shall be signed either by the applicant, or by a lawyer, or by a lawyer at the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation. In the case of a legal entity, they are signed by a person who can prove that he or she is entitled to take legal action or by one of the aforementioned representatives.
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