Chapter II: Establishment

When the creation or abolition of an industrial tribunal, the modification of the jurisdiction or the transfer of the registered office of a tribunal is envisaged, the Minister responsible for labour shall first publish a notice in the Journal officiel de la République française indicating : 1° The seat of the council to be created or abolished or, in the event of a transfer, the new seat of the council;…

The decrees establishing the industrial tribunal provided for in article L. 1422-3 determine the seat and jurisdiction of the tribunal and the date of appointment of the councillors. They are issued after consultation or opinion of : 1° The departmental council and the municipal council ; 2° The industrial tribunal(s) concerned; 3° The first president of the court of appeal; 4° Representative employers’ and employees’ organisations at national level; 5°…

Each of the bodies or authorities mentioned in article R. 1422-2 is deemed to have given a favourable opinion if it has not given its opinion within three months of the matter being referred to it.

The seat and jurisdiction of the industrial tribunals are determined in accordance with the schedule at the end of this book.