When the case is decided after a hearing by a judge ruling alone, the minutes of the decision are signed by the judge and by the court clerk. In the absence of a hearing, it is signed only by the magistrate who handed down the decision.
Where the case is judged by a panel, the minutes of the decision are signed by its chairman, by the rapporteur or, if the chairman is also the rapporteur, by the most senior assessor, and by the court clerk.
The court clerk signs the minutes.