Section 2: Administrative and litigation procedure

Administrative appeals must be reasoned and written in French. They are the only means of preserving the time limit for appeals until the decisions provided for in articles D. 312-5-1, D. 312-5-2 and D. 312-7-2 have been taken. The Deputy Director of Visas or the Commission, as the case may be, may only be duly notified by the person who is the subject of the decision. The Deputy Director of…

In the absence of an explicit decision taken within two months, the administrative appeal lodged with the authorities mentioned in articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is deemed to have been rejected on the same grounds as those of the contested decision. The administration will inform the applicant of this in the acknowledgement of receipt of the appeal. .