Section 1: Judicial homologation

The agreement reached by the parties to a mediation, conciliation or participatory procedure may be submitted, for the purpose of making it enforceable, to the homologation of the judge competent to hear the dispute in the matter in question. The agreement on the mediator’s remuneration concluded in accordance with article 131-13 may be made enforceable under the same conditions, at the request of a party or the mediator, by the…

The judge shall rule on the application presented to him without debate, unless he deems it necessary to hear the parties. If the application is granted, any interested party may refer the matter to the judge who made the decision. An appeal may be lodged against a decision refusing to approve the agreement. This appeal is lodged by filing a declaration with the registry of the Court of Appeal. It…

The provisions of articles 1565 and 1566 are applicable to settlements reached without recourse to mediation, conciliation or a participative procedure. In such cases, the matter is referred to the court by the earliest party or all the parties to the settlement.