Can we ask for a review of a decision of the administrative judge?
Verified 13 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You discover, after a decision of the administrative judge is become final, the existence of evidence which may have distorted the court’s assessment, concealed documents or a procedural error? You can ask for a review of this decision in certain cases. We present you with the information you need to know to file an appeal for review.
The appeal for review allows a court to retry a case that it has already tried and that is become final.
To request a review of a decision, you must have been part or represented at the trial which led to the adoption of the decision.
An appeal for review may be made against decisions of the Council of State, the Court of Auditors and the Court of budgetary and financial discipline.
An appeal for review may also be made against decisions rendered by administrative courts if they are past in force of thing. For this, your appeal for review must respond to one of the following 2 hypotheses :
- Decision taken on false coins
- Absence of production, by the part loser, of a decisive piece retained by his opponent.
Warning
An appeal for review may not be made against a decision of the administrative tribunal or a decision of the administrative court call-back.
The reasons vary depending on the court that made the decision:
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Council of State
You can appeal for a review if you are in one of the following 3 cases :
- The decision was based on false evidence
- A decisive document that would have allowed the convicted party to prove his right was found after being retained by the opposing party
- The Council of State made a procedural error (composition of the panel, holding of the hearing, form and delivery of the judgment).
Court of Auditors
You can appeal for a review if you are in one of the following 2 cases :
- Something new has happened
- A decisive document that would have allowed the convicted party to prove his right was found after being retained by the opposing party.
Court of budgetary and financial discipline
You can appeal for a review if you are in one of the following 2 cases :
- Something new has happened
- A decisive document that would have allowed the convicted party to prove his right was found after being retained by the opposing party.
Other administrative courts (except administrative court and administrative court of appeal)
You can file an appeal if you are in one of the following 2 cases :
- The decision was based on false evidence
- A decisive document that would have allowed the convicted party to prove his right was found after being retained by the opposing party.
Warning
When a decision has been taken on a first appeal for review against a contradictory decision, a second appeal against the same decision is inadmissible.
The delay varies depending on the jurisdiction against which you are appealing for review:
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Council of State
The delay varies according to the pattern of the appeal for review:
Decision based on false documents
You must make the appeal within a period of 2 months from the day on which you become aware of the ground for review you are invoking.
A decisive document that would have enabled the convicted party to prove his right was found after being held by the opposing party
You must make the appeal within a period of 2 months from the day on which you become aware of the ground for review you are invoking.
Procedure Error
You must make the appeal within a period of 2 months from the date of notification of the decision.
Court of Auditors
You must make the appeal within a period of 2 months from the day on which you become aware of the ground for review you are invoking.
Court of budgetary and financial discipline
You must make the appeal within a period of 2 months from the day on which you become aware of the ground for review you are invoking.
Other administrative courts (except administrative court and administrative court of appeal)
You must make the appeal within a period of 2 months from the day on which you become aware of the ground for review you are invoking.
The situation varies depending on the jurisdiction against which you are seeking review:
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Council of State
Yes, you need to take a lawyer at the Council of State to make an appeal for review even if the contested decision was made on an appeal that was exempt from review.
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Court of Auditors
NoNo, you don't have to hire a lawyer.
Court of budgetary and financial discipline
NoNo, you don't have to hire a lawyer.
Other administrative courts (except administrative court and administrative court of appeal)
NoNo, you don't have to hire a lawyer.
The appeal for review must be addressed to the jurisdiction that made the decision.
If the court accepts your request for review, it rejudges the case.
In this case, the decision which is the subject of the appeal for review is declared null and she cannot be executed.
Please note
The court may take the same decision or take a different decision in the light of the new elements.
If the court rejects your request for review, the decision that you attacked will be executed.
In addition, you cannot bring a new appeal for review.
Appeal for review Council of State
Appeals for revision Court of Auditors and Court of Budgetary and Financial Discipline
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