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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…

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Article R1454-32 of the French Labour Code

When a general renewal of the industrial tribunals makes it impossible to refer a case that was the subject of a tie vote prior to this renewal, the case is taken up again, as the case may be, before the adjudication committee or the summary proceedings panel. These committees and panels take up the case in their new composition under the chairmanship of the deciding judge. If the votes are…

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Article R1455-2 of the French Labour Code

The General Meeting of the industrial tribunal appoints each year, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1423-3, L. 1423-5, R. 1423-11 and R. 1423-12, the employer industrial tribunal members and the employee industrial tribunal members called upon to hold summary hearings. The number of councillors appointed in this way must be sufficient to ensure, according to a rotation established by the internal rules of procedure of the industrial…

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Article R1455-4 of the French Labour Code

The rules of procedure of the industrial tribunal set the usual day and time for summary hearings. A hearing is scheduled at least once a week. When circumstances so require, the president of the industrial tribunal, after consulting the vice-president, may set one or more additional hearings or move the day and time of the hearing(s) of the week.

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Article R1455-5 of the French Labour Code

In all cases of urgency, the summary proceedings panel may, within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunals, order any measures that are not seriously disputed or that are justified by the existence of a dispute.

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Article R1455-6 of the French Labour Code

Even where there is a serious dispute, the summary proceedings panel may still order the necessary protective or reinstatement measures to prevent imminent damage or to put an end to a manifestly unlawful disturbance.

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Article R1455-8 of the French Labour Code

If it appears to it that the application lodged before it exceeds its powers, and when this application is of particular urgency, the summary proceedings panel may, under the following conditions, refer the case back to the judgment office: 1° The agreement of all the parties is required; 2° The summary proceedings panel must have made an attempt at conciliation in a non-public hearing and in accordance with the rules…

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