Each year, within a fortnight of the installation of the newly elected judges, the president of the court shall fix, by order made after consulting the general meeting, the table of judges of the commercial court. These are entered on the roll in the following order: 1° The president of the court; 2° The vice-president; 3° The chamber presidents; 4° The judges. The rank of the chamber presidents is determined…
Each year, within one month of the installation of the newly elected judges, the President of the Commercial Court shall, by order made after consulting the General Meeting, determine the allocation to the chambers and departments of the court of the chamber presidents and judges making up the court. This order specifies the number, date and nature of hearings. It may be amended in the same manner if one or…
A copy of the orders made by the president of the commercial court pursuant to articles R. 722-8 and R. 722-11 to R. 722-16 is sent to the heads of the court of appeal.
Commercial court judges wishing to resign their mandate shall send their resignation to the president of the commercial court, who shall forward it without delay to the prefect, the public prosecutor and the Minister of Justice. The resignation becomes final on the date on which the Prefect acknowledges receipt or, failing this, one month after a new resignation has been sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. .
Subject to the provisions of article R. 724-20, the presidents, vice-presidents, chamber presidents and judges of the commercial courts who have exercised these functions for at least fourteen years are authorised to avail themselves of the honorary status of the functions they have exercised.
Honorary judges of a commercial court may attend installation hearings and, in an advisory capacity, general meetings of that court. At hearings, general meetings and, where appropriate, public ceremonies, they may wear the robes worn by sitting judges.
The president, vice-president, presidents of chambers and judges in office or honorary judges of the commercial courts may not refer to their status without specifying the commercial court where they hold or have held office; they may not mention it in advertising or commercial correspondence.
The declaration of interests of commercial court judges referred to in I of article L. 722-21 includes the following information: 1° Identification of the declarant: a) The surname, first name and date of birth of the declarant; b) The postal address, e-mail address and telephone contact details of the declarant; c) The duties in respect of which the declarant is making the declaration and the date on which these duties…
The declaration of interests and, where applicable, the supplementary declaration(s) shall be submitted by the interested party to the authorities mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 722-21 in a sealed double envelope marked confidential. The authority to which the declaration is addressed shall acknowledge receipt thereof. .
After the ethics interview provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 722-21, the judge has a period of eight days to amend, if necessary, his declaration of interests and to forward it in the form provided for in article R. 722-23.
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