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Article L1454-1-1 of the French Labour Code

If conciliation fails, the Conciliation and Referral Office may, by simple measure of judicial administration: 1° If the dispute relates to a dismissal or a request for judicial termination of the employment contract, refer the parties, with their agreement, to the Judgement Office in its restricted composition referred to in Article L. 1423-13. The restricted panel must give its decision within a period of three months; 2° Refer the parties,…

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Article L1454-1-2 of the French Labour Code

The conciliation and referral office prepares cases for trial. If the case is not ready for trial before the Judgement Office, the latter may prepare the case for trial. One or two reporting councillors may be appointed to prepare the case for trial. They shall prescribe all measures necessary for this purpose. The inspection officers referred to in Article L. 8271-1-2 shall provide the reporting advisors, at the latter’s request…

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Article L1454-1-3 of the French Labour Code

If, unless there is a legitimate reason, a party does not appear, either in person or represented in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, the conciliation and referral office may rule on the case on the basis of the documents and arguments that the appearing party has communicated to the other party. In this case, the Conciliation and Referral Office rules as a judgement…

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Article L1454-2 of the French Labour Code

In the event of a tie, the case is referred back to the same adjudication panel or the same summary proceedings panel, presided over by a judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the seat of the industrial tribunal is located. The case is resumed within one month. In the event of a tie before the conciliation and referral office, the latter refers the case to the judgment office…

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Article L1454-4 of the French Labour Code

If the adjudicating panel or the summary proceedings panel is unable to meet in its entirety at the adjudication hearing, the adjudicating judge will rule in accordance with the conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.

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Article L1454-5 of the French Labour Code

When an application is made to the industrial tribunal for a training agreement referred to in article L. 124-1 of the Education Code to be reclassified as an employment contract, the matter is referred directly to the adjudication office, which gives a decision on the merits within one month of the matter being referred to it.

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