Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

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…

The President shall designate, by order made in the first fortnight of January, the judge who is to deputise for him or her in the event of impediment as provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 722-12.

Each chamber of the commercial court is presided over by the president of the court or by a chamber president appointed under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 722-14 and R. 722-16. The president of the commercial court may always preside over a chamber when he considers it appropriate.

The presidents of the chambers are chosen from among the judges who have held office in a commercial court for at least three years and are appointed each year within a fortnight of the installation of the newly elected judges by order of the president of the commercial court made after consulting the general meeting. This order may be amended during the course of the judicial year if the judges…

Each year, within a fortnight of the installation of the newly elected judges, the president of the court shall fix, by order made after consulting the general meeting, the table of judges of the commercial court. These are entered on the roll in the following order: 1° The president of the court; 2° The vice-president; 3° The chamber presidents; 4° The judges. The rank of the chamber presidents is determined…

Each year, within one month of the installation of the newly elected judges, the President of the Commercial Court shall, by order made after consulting the General Meeting, determine the allocation to the chambers and departments of the court of the chamber presidents and judges making up the court. This order specifies the number, date and nature of hearings. It may be amended in the same manner if one or…