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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 776

Subject to the provisions of Article 1108, on the day of the orientation hearing, the case shall be called before the president of the chamber seised or to which the case has been distributed.The latt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 777

…rove that they have concluded a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of preparing the case for hearing, the President shall take the measures provided for in the second paragraph of Arti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 778

The president shall refer to the oral hearing those cases which, on the basis of the lawyers' explanations and in view of the submissions exchanged and the exhibits communicated, appear to him to be r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-1

If the conciliation fails, the conciliation and referral office prepares the case until the date it sets for the judgment hearing. Special meetings may be held for this purpose. After notifying the pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-3

…by a decision that is not subject to appeal, appoint one or two reporting advisors to prepare the case for hearing. The decision sets a time limit for the performance of their duties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-4

…He may be a member of the judging panel. When two Conseiller Rapporteurs are appointed in the same case, one is an employer, the other an employee. They carry out their duties together. The advisor-r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-2

…ith the communication procedures laid down, the conciliation and referral office may strike out the case or refer it back to the judgment office at the earliest convenient date. If the parties fail to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-6

The decisions taken by the adviser-rapporteur are provisional and do not have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings. They are enforceable. They may be appealed only with the judgment on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-5

If the parties reach a settlement, even in part, the Conseiller-Rapporteur will record the agreement in the minutes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-26

The examination to test knowledge is organised at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set by the Minister of Justice and published four months before the date of the first test…

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