Subsection 1: Mandate

Where none of the candidates fulfils the condition of seniority required to be president of the commercial court, the first president of the court of appeal, on application by the public prosecutor, may decide by order that the required seniority is not required.

Subject to the application of the provisions of Article L. 722-15, no person may be appointed to exercise the functions of juge-commissaire under the conditions provided for in Book VI unless he has exercised judicial functions in a commercial court for at least two years. The president of the commercial court shall draw up, at the beginning of each judicial year, by order made after consultation with the general meeting…

When none of the judges of the Commercial Court fulfils the conditions of seniority required either to rule in matters of safeguard, receivership or judicial liquidation, judicial settlement or liquidation of assets, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 722-2, or to preside over a panel of judges under the conditions provided for by article L. 722-3, or to perform the duties of a juge-commissaire under the conditions provided…

The term of office of elected commercial court judges is free.