Regardless of the number of councillors present, and even in the absence of any councillors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone at the end of the debates. He shall first obtain the opinion of the councillors present.
At the end of the hearing and if the decision is not handed down immediately, the deciding judge informs the parties of the date on which the judgment will be handed down, where applicable by making it available at the court registry.
If the president decides to postpone the delivery of the judgment to a later date, he will notify the parties by any means. This notice shall include the reasons for the postponement and the new date on which the judgment will be delivered.