Title II: Procedure for settling collective disputes

The rapporteur reads his report at the hearing. Before the Government commissioner delivers his conclusions, the president may authorise either the parties or the lawyers at the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation, the lawyers duly registered at the bar or the parties’ representatives to make brief oral observations.

The decisions of the Superior Court of Arbitration are rendered on behalf of the French people. They contain a summary analysis of the pleas in law and the conclusions of the appeal. They refer to the documents submitted to the court and the laws that are applied. They are signed by the chairman, the rapporteur and the secretary or deputy secretary. They are read out in open court. They are…

Copies of decisions issued by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of the Superior Court of Arbitration shall bear the following enforcement formula: “The Republic hereby directs and orders the Minister (insert the ministerial department designated by the decision), insofar as he is concerned, and any bailiff required, insofar as the remedies at common law against private parties are concerned, to provide for the enforcement of this decision.

Copies of the decisions of the Superior Court of Arbitration and all procedural acts to which the application of this section gives rise shall bear the mention that they are made in execution of Chapter IV of Title II of Book V of Part II of the Labour Code.The secretariat of the Court shall communicate the judgments and awards rendered to the Minister responsible for Labour or to the Minister…

The hearings of the Superior Court of Arbitration are public. The provisions of articles 438 and 439 of the Code of Civil Procedure on the policing of hearings apply to the Court.

The judgment of the Superior Court of Arbitration shall be rendered no later than eight clear days after the appeal has been lodged. It takes effect on the day of its notification.