Article R1454-31 of the French Labour Code
Regardless of the number of councillors present, and even in the absence of any councillors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone at the end of the debates. He shall first obtain the opinion of the councillors present. At the end of the hearing and if the decision is not handed down immediately, the deciding judge informs the parties of…