Disciplinary power is exercised by a national disciplinary commission which is chaired by a chamber president at the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation, and which comprises:
1° A member of the Conseil d’Etat appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d’Etat;
2° Two judges from the courts of appeal appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation from a list drawn up by the first presidents of the courts of appeal, each of whom decides on the name of a judge from his court of appeal after consulting the general assembly of judges from the court of appeal ;
3° Four commercial court judges elected by all the presidents of the commercial courts.
An equal number of alternates are appointed under the same conditions. Members of the national disciplinary commission are appointed for four years.