Section 1: Electorate.

The judges of a commercial court are elected within the jurisdiction of the court by a college composed of: 1° Elected members of the chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft within the jurisdiction of the court, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat; 2° Judges of the commercial court as well as former members of the court, provided, in the case…

The persons mentioned in article L. 723-1 may form part of the electoral college only on condition :

The electoral list for elections to the commercial courts is drawn up by a commission chaired by the judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register. In the event of the creation of a commercial court, the first president of the court of appeal appoints an honorary magistrate of the judiciary as president of the commission. The provisions of article L. 20 of the electoral code are applicable in…