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Article R1454-24 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman called upon to chair the meeting of the Judicial Council, the chair may be exercised by a councillor belonging to the assembly to which the defaulting Chairman or Vice-Chairman belongs and designated as substitute in the manner provided for in articles L. 1423-3 to L. 1423-8 and R. 1423-13. Failing this, the chair is taken by the most senior councillor in office…

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Article R1454-25 of the French Labour Code

At the end of the hearing, and if the decision is not handed down immediately, the chairman shall inform the parties of the date on which the judgment will be delivered, where appropriate by making it available at the court registry. If the President decides to postpone delivery of the judgment to a later date, he shall notify the parties by any means. This notice shall include the reasons for…

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Article R1454-26 of the French Labour Code

The parties are notified of the decisions of the industrial tribunal by the registry of the tribunal at their place of residence. Notification is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, without prejudice to the right of the parties to have them served by bailiff. The parties shall be informed of the judicial administration measures by any means. When the Conciliation and Orientation Office has taken a provisional decision…

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Article R1454-28 of the French Labour Code

Unless otherwise provided for by law or regulation, the decisions of the industrial tribunal are not automatically enforceable on a provisional basis. The industrial tribunal may order provisional enforcement of its decisions. The following in particular are provisionally enforceable by operation of law:1° A judgment that may be appealed only on the basis of a counterclaim;2° A judgment that orders the provision of an employment certificate, pay slips or any…

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Article R1454-29 of the French Labour Code

In the event of a tie vote before the judgement committee or the conciliation and referral committee, the case is referred to a subsequent hearing of the judgement committee. This hearing, presided over by the deciding judge, is held within one month of the referral. In the event of a tie in the summary proceedings panel, the case is referred to a hearing presided over by the judge hearing the…

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Article R1454-30 of the French Labour Code

When a Conseiller Prud’homme is unable to sit at the conciliation hearing, he himself provides for his replacement by a Conseiller Prud’homme from the same assembly and belonging, as the case may be, to his section, his chamber or the formation de référé. If he does not replace himself, the president or vice-president of his section or chamber and of his assembly will do so under the same conditions. The…

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Article R1454-31 of the French Labour Code

Regardless of the number of councillors present, and even in the absence of any councillors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone at the end of the debates. He shall first obtain the opinion of the councillors present. At the end of the hearing and if the decision is not handed down immediately, the deciding judge informs the parties of…

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Article R1454-32 of the French Labour Code

When a general renewal of the industrial tribunals makes it impossible to refer a case that was the subject of a tie vote prior to this renewal, the case is taken up again, as the case may be, before the adjudication committee or the summary proceedings panel. These committees and panels take up the case in their new composition under the chairmanship of the deciding judge. If the votes are…

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