Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

When a case is referred to the court pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the court clerk’s office convenes the parties to the proceedings before the industrial tribunal to a hearing, at least one month in advance and by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The notice specifies that if the parties fail to appear, a judgment may be handed down in their absence.

The court registry will notify the administrative authority referred to in the thirteenth paragraph of article L. 7342-9 to which approval of the charter has been requested of the date of the hearing.

The court shall give its decision promptly in accordance with the ordinary oral procedure. The parties are not required to constitute a lawyer. The judgment is rendered in the first and last instance. The time limit for appealing to the Supreme Court is fifteen days from notification of the judgment.