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Article L1454-1-1 of the French Labour Code

If conciliation fails, the Conciliation and Referral Office may, by simple measure of judicial administration:

1° If the dispute relates to a dismissal or a request for judicial termination of the employment contract, refer the parties, with their agreement, to the Judgement Office in its restricted composition referred to in Article L. 1423-13. The restricted panel must give its decision within a period of three months;

2° Refer the parties, if they so request or if the nature of the dispute so justifies, to the judgement committee referred to in Article L. 1423-12 chaired by the judge referred to in Article L. 1454-2. Article L. 1454-4 is not applicable.

Failing this, the case is referred back to the adjudication panel mentioned in Article L. 1423-12.

The panel hears all the parties’ claims, including additional or counterclaims.

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Article L1454-1-1

En cas d’échec de la conciliation, le bureau de conciliation et d’orientation peut, par simple mesure d’administration judiciaire :


1° Si le litige porte sur un licenciement ou une demande de résiliation judiciaire du contrat de travail, renvoyer les parties, avec leur accord, devant le bureau de jugement dans sa composition restreinte mentionnée à l’article L. 1423-13. La formation restreinte doit statuer dans un délai de trois mois ;


2° Renvoyer les parties, si elles le demandent ou si la nature du litige le justifie, devant le bureau de jugement mentionné à l’article L. 1423-12 présidé par le juge mentionné à l’article L. 1454-2. L’article L. 1454-4 n’est pas applicable.


A défaut, l’affaire est renvoyée devant le bureau de jugement mentionné à l’article L. 1423-12.


La formation saisie connaît de l’ensemble des demandes des parties, y compris des demandes additionnelles ou reconventionnelles.


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