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4. Administrative Court of Appeal
4.1 Features
There are eight administrative courts of appeal in France, each presided over by a Conseiller d'État and comprising between three and four chambers.
They were introduced in 1987.
They rule as a collegial body with a chamber president and four advisors (two assigned to the chamber, one to another chamber and a rapporteur) at the request of both private individuals and public authorities.
The appeal does not generally have suspensive effect, but must be lodged with the Conseil d'Etat via the recours en cassation procedure. The administrative tribunal's decision must therefore be enforced until it has been overturned by another court (administrative court of appeal or Conseil d'Etat).
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Administrative Court of Appeal
Council of State
Websites
Public service for the dissemination of law : http://www.legifrance.gouv.com
Ministry of Justice website : http://www.justice.gouv.fr
Regulations
Codes
All codes, in particular :
administrative justice code ;
code de l'organisation judiciaire ;
code of civil procedure ;
financial jurisdictions code ;
code général des collectivités territoriales ;
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Of the 27 members of the European Union, 15, like France, have established an administrative justice system that is entirely separate from civil, commercial and criminal justice.
In France, there are currently :
42 administrative courts (31 in mainland France and 11 overseas) ;
31 administrative courts of appeal ;
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