An appeal may be lodged with the Paris Court of Appeal, within one month of notification of the decision of the commission ruling on disciplinary matters or on the basis of the first paragraph of Article L. 811-6, by the interested party, the Minister of Justice and the Government Commissioner. It may also be lodged, within the same time limit, by the Public Prosecutor, the President of the National Council and, as the case may be, by the President of the relevant regional chamber of bailiffs or the President of the relevant disciplinary chamber of auctioneers when they have initiated the action. It is lodged either by declaration delivered against receipt to the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to the chief registrar.
The appeal is investigated and judged according to the rules applicable to proceedings without compulsory representation.
The decision of the Court of Appeal shall be notified, by the registry, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph.