Article R3122-13 of the French Public Health Code
As soon as the formalities have been completed by the applicant, the clerk’s office of the court of appeal will send the Office, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a copy of the declaration and, where applicable, of the statement of reasons provided for in article R. 3122-11. Within one month of this notification, the Office will forward the file to the registry of the Court of Appeal.