French Code of civil procedure

The public prosecutor may lodge an appeal until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following delivery of the notice given to him of the deliberation made or the decision given.

The time limit for appealing against judgments ruling on a protective measure with regard to a person of full age runs: 1° With regard to the protected person of full age, from the notification provided for in Article 1230-1; 2° With regard to persons to whom the judgment must be notified, from the date of such notification; 3° With regard to other persons, from the date of the judgment.

The time limit for appealing against orders made by the guardianship judge shall run: 1° In respect of persons to whom the order must be notified, from the date of such notification; 2° In respect of other persons, from the date of the order.

The time limit for appealing against a deliberation of the family council runs from the date of that deliberation, except in the case of article 1234-4 where it runs against the members of the family council only from the day on which they were notified of the deliberation. .

An appeal is lodged by declaration made or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the registry of the court of first instance. The clerk registers the appeal on its date; he issues or sends by simple letter, a receipt for the declaration. He shall forward a copy of the file to the court without delay.

When the appeal is lodged by the guardianship judge, he or she shall attach to the file a note setting out the grounds for his or her appeal.

Where the appellant restricts his appeal to one of the heads of the decision other than the pronouncement of protection, he shall specify this.

The court clerk notifies the public prosecutor of appeals lodged in matters relating to the legal protection of adults, except where the latter is the appellant. Before the Court of Appeal, cases relating to the legal protection of adults shall be communicated to the Public Prosecutor in accordance with the provisions of Articles 424 and 426 to 428 of this code.

The clerk of the court summons to the hearing scheduled for the debates: 1° If one has been constituted, the appellant’s lawyer, by any means; 2° The appellant and the persons to whom the decision or deliberation has been notified, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, as well as, where applicable, their lawyers. The latter shall have the right to intervene before the court. The public prosecutor shall also…

The summons shall be sent, as soon as the hearing scheduled for the debates has been set and at least fifteen days in advance, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the summons is sent to the persons concerned by ordinary letter. The summons is equivalent to a summons to appear.