Paragraph 3: The procedure for judging the entire dispute

Where the dispute persists in its entirety, the judge may hear it: – either in accordance with the rules governing the procedure applicable before him; – or in accordance with the procedures laid down in paragraph 2; – or on a unilateral application, which he shall decide in accordance with the rules applicable before him subject to the provisions of this paragraph.

The application shall be lodged at the court registry by the lawyer of the earliest party. On pain of inadmissibility, it shall be presented within three months of the end of the participatory procedure agreement. In addition to the particulars prescribed, on pain of nullity, by Article 58, the application shall contain a statement of the grounds of fact and law and shall be accompanied by the list of documents…

Where the application has been lodged at the registry of the judicial court, the notification referred to in the third paragraph of Article 1563 states that the opposing party must constitute a lawyer within fifteen days of that notification. In other cases, the applicant’s lawyer is informed by the court registry, as soon as the application is handed over, of the date of the first useful hearing at which the…