Section 6: Appeal procedures

The decisions provided for in sections 2 to 5 of this chapter may, within ten days of their notification, be appealed to the President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Penal Enforcement Chamber, as the case may be. The appeal may be lodged by the prisoner, his lawyer or the public prosecutor. The appeal is lodged either by declaration to the registry of the court that handed…

The President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Sentence Enforcement Chamber may also be referred to directly by the prisoner or his lawyer, in accordance with the same procedures, if the judge has not given a ruling within the time limits laid down in this chapter. .

Without prejudice to the provisions of the second paragraph of III of the article 803-8 providing for a suspensive appeal by the public prosecutor, an appeal lodged by a sentenced person against a transfer decision taken pursuant to 1° of II of article 803-8, which he or she considers to excessively infringe the right to respect for his or her family life, shall have suspensive effect. The President of the…

The decisions of the President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Penal Enforcement Chamber shall state the reasons on which they are based.