When the Board, in the formation mentioned in the previous article, considers that the facts are likely to justify the initiation of sanction proceedings, the letter of notification of grievances mentioned in article L. 824-8 informs the person being prosecuted that he or she may acquaint himself or herself with the case file and obtain a copy of the exhibits, where appropriate by electronic means, and that he or she may be assisted by counsel of his or her choice.
The letter of notification of the objections states that the person being prosecuted has a period of two months from receipt of this letter to submit its written observations on these objections to the general rapporteur.
However, where justified by exceptional circumstances, the General Rapporteur may, by a decision that is not subject to appeal, grant an additional period of one month for the parties to submit their observations.
The letter also states that the interested party is required to inform the High Council of any new address to which notifications are to be made and that, in the absence of communication of a new address, any notification made to the address to which the notification of the objections was received will be deemed to have been made in person.