Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

I.-In all proceedings, the chairman of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance and the chairman of the National Disciplinary Board may, by reasoned order, without prior inquiry: 1° take note of withdrawals; 2° reject complaints or applications that manifestly do not fall within the jurisdiction of the court; 3° declare that there is no need to rule on a complaint or application; 4° reject complaints or applications that are manifestly…

I.- Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4234-5-1, the chairman of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance may, if he considers that the dispute so warrants, convene the Disciplinary Board in a restricted formation or decide to refer to the full Disciplinary Board a case examined by the restricted formation. The decisions of the chairman of the Disciplinary Board taken pursuant to this I shall not be subject to…

I.-Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4234-8-1, the National Disciplinary Chamber may meet as a restricted panel to consider any dispute where the appeal is manifestly unfounded. It may also meet as a restricted panel to consider appeals against decisions handed down by a restricted panel pursuant to the provisions of article R. 4234-4. The Chairman of the National Disciplinary Chamber may refer a case decided at first instance…

At the headquarters of each Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Chamber, one or more members of staff carry out registry duties. Registry staff are placed under the functional authority of the president of the court. They follow the investigation of cases, carry out procedural acts and clerk hearings. To this end, they sign correspondence delegated by the president of the court. He is bound by professional…

The same magistrate may be appointed to chair the disciplinary board of several councils, either as a full member or as an alternate. The orders of the ministers responsible for the budget and health setting the allowances payable to the chairmen or deputy chairmen of the disciplinary boards, as provided for in articles L. 4234-3, L. 4234-4 and L. 4234-8, are issued after consultation with the Conseil national de l’ordre…