If the owner of the plant variety certificate has lodged an appeal with the Paris Court of Appeal against the decision of the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority taken pursuant to Article L. 623-23, mention of the lodging of the appeal is automatically entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates and the effects of the lapse are suspended until the court’s ruling has become final.
The decision of the Paris Court of Appeal is entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates. It is accompanied, where appropriate, by a note that the owner of the plant variety certificate has appealed to the Court of Cassation. In the event of an appeal, the judgment of the Court of Cassation is entered in the Register under the same conditions.