A bureau is set up for each meeting of the general meeting. It is composed of the president of the court, the vice-president and the first in the order of the table of chamber presidents present at the general meeting. If the vice-chairman is absent, he is replaced by the first in the order of the table of chamber chairmen present, who is in turn replaced by the next chamber…
The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented. If the quorum provided for in the previous paragraph is not reached, the meeting is reconvened within one month, on the same agenda. It may then validly deliberate if at least a quarter of its members are present or represented.
Serving judges of the commercial court may be represented at the general meeting by a proxy chosen from among the other judges of the commercial court. Each proxy is entitled to only one proxy. The proxy must be given in writing; it is appended to the minutes.
The Public Prosecutor is represented before the Commercial Court under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 122-2 et R. 212-12, R. 212-14 and R. 212-15 of the judicial organisation code.
The president of the commercial court shall take measures of judicial administration by order.
During the week following that of the election of the newly elected judges, the public prosecutor invites the judges of the commercial court established at the seat of the court of appeal who have not yet exercised judicial functions in a commercial court to attend the hearing of the court of appeal to take the oath. Where the seat of the commercial court is not established at the seat of…
When it is necessary to elect the president of the commercial court, the general meeting of the court shall be convened under the conditions and within the time limits provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 722-1. Except in the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 722-12, the election must take place between 20 October and 10 November preceding the end of the term…
Appeals relating to the election of the president of the commercial court shall be lodged by written declaration filed with or delivered to the clerk’s office of the court of appeal within ten days of the vote. Appeals may only be lodged by serving consular judges of the commercial court and the public prosecutor. The president whose election is contested may validly be installed and carry out his duties until…
The public installation of the President and the newly elected judges shall take place during the month of January. In the event of supplementary elections organised in accordance with the second paragraph of Article L. 723-11, the installation of the elected judges shall take place within fifteen days of receipt by the Public Prosecutor of the minutes of the electoral operations. In the event of the creation of a commercial…
The President of the Commercial Court is deputised in his functions by a Vice-President. The latter is appointed under the same conditions as those provided for deputising in the event of impediment in article R. 722-12. He is chosen from judges who have held office in a commercial court for at least three years. The order appointing the vice-chairman may be amended during the course of the judicial year, in…
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