A respondent who wishes to challenge a member of the Committee must, on pain of inadmissibility, make the request:
1° In the case of the rapporteur, within one month of notification of the decision appointing him/her;
2° In the case of a member of the panel called upon to deliberate, within fifteen days of notification of the composition of the panel;
3° If the reason given could not be made known to the accused person within the period provided for in 1° or 2°, at the latest before the end of the meeting provided for in Article R. 621-40.
The notifications provided for in 1° and 2° are made to the accused person by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand delivery against a receipt or by bailiff’s deed or by any other means that enables the date of receipt to be ascertained. They shall reproduce the provisions of this article and of articles R. 621-39-3 and R. 621-39-4.