Article R2333-120-36 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
Where a party is represented by a lawyer or by a lawyer at the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation, the procedural acts, with the exception of the notification of the decision provided for in articles R. 2333-120-56 to R. 2333-120-63, shall be fulfilled only with regard to that agent. The signing of applications and statements of case by one of these agents shall constitute constitution and election of…