Paragraph 1: Statement of appeal

The order of the liberty and detention judge may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate, within twenty-four hours of its pronouncement, by the foreign national, the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect. If the foreign national does not attend the hearing, the time limit runs from the date of notification. The time limit thus provided for is calculated and extended…

On pain of inadmissibility, the statement of appeal shall state the grounds on which it is based. It shall be transmitted by any means to the registry of the court of appeal, which shall register it, mentioning the date and time.The registrar of the court of appeal shall immediately notify the registrar of the judicial court, who shall transmit the file to him without delay.