Article R613-4 of the French Intellectual Property Code
Applications for a compulsory licence pursuant to articles L. 613-11 to L. 613-15 shall be submitted to the courts designated in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 615-17. They shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the ordinary law procedure, subject to the provisions of articles R. 613-5 to R. 613-44.