Section 5: Ethical bodies for commercial court judges

An ethics committee, attached to the National Council of Commercial Courts, is responsible for promoting the proper application of the ethical principles inherent in the performance of the duties of commercial court judges. To this end, it is responsible for: 1° Giving opinions on any ethical issue personally concerning a judge of a commercial court, upon referral by the latter, the presidents of the commercial courts or the first presidents…

The College of Ethics is made up of a magistrate from the judiciary and two commercial court judges. The magistrate is appointed by an order of the Minister of Justice. The commercial court judges are elected by the general meeting of the National Council of Commercial Courts from among its members. The president of the college is appointed by the general meeting of the national council. The term of office…

A judge appointed by the first president of each court of appeal from among the judges of the court is responsible for responding to any request for an opinion on an ethical issue that the president of a commercial court located within the jurisdiction of the court may refer to him, on his own initiative or at the request of a judge of his court. In his opinions, this member…