An appeal against a decision handed down by the criminal court may be lodged by the foreign national placed or kept in detention by means of a declaration to the person in charge of the place of detention. This declaration is recorded, dated and signed by the person in charge of the detention centre. It is also signed by the foreign national. If the foreign national is unable to sign, this is noted by the person in charge. The original or a copy of this document is sent without delay to the registry of the court that handed down the contested decision. It is transcribed into the register provided for by, depending on the case, the third paragraph of article 380-12, the fourth paragraph of article 502 or the third paragraph of article 576 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and appended to the document drawn up by the court clerk.