The statement of appeal must be made at the registry of the assize court which handed down the contested decision.
It must be signed by the registrar and by the appellant himself, by a lawyer, or by a special proxy; in the latter case, the proxy is appended to the document drawn up by the registrar. If the appellant is unable to sign, this will be noted by the registrar.
It will be entered in a public register for this purpose and any person has the right to have a copy issued.
Where the appeal is lodged by the public prosecutor and the seat of the assize court is not that of the court of appeal, the statement of appeal, signed by the public prosecutor, shall be sent without delay, in original or copy, to the registry of the assize court; it shall be transcribed in the register provided for in the preceding paragraph and appended to the document drawn up by the registrar.