The appeal provided for in Article L. 464-8-1 shall be lodged within ten days of notification of the decision of the rapporteur general of the Competition Authority. It shall be brought before the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate by way of summons to a hearing previously indicated by the latter.
On pain of nullity, the summons shall contain, in addition to the particulars prescribed for bailiff’s documents, the subject of the appeal with a statement of the grounds of appeal.
Under the same penalty, a copy of the contested decision shall be attached to the summons.
On pain of the appeal being declared null and void ex officio, the summons shall be delivered to the general rapporteur as well as, where applicable, to the accused party having asked the general rapporteur for access to the confidential version of a document that it considers necessary for the exercise of its rights, within the time limit set by the order of the first president or his delegate.
Under the same sanction, a copy of the summons shall be filed in triplicate at the registry of the court of appeal no later than five days after it is served.
The first president of the Paris court of appeal or his delegate shall rule within one month of the appeal.