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Article L723-1 of the French Commercial code

The judges of a commercial court are elected within the jurisdiction of the court by a college composed of:

1° Elected members of the chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft within the jurisdiction of the court, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat;

2° Judges of the commercial court as well as former members of the court, provided, in the case of the latter, that they have served there for at least six years.

The voters mentioned in 2° may not be entered on the list of members of the electoral college of several commercial courts.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L723-1

Les juges d’un tribunal de commerce sont élus dans le ressort de la juridiction par un collège composé :

1° Des membres élus des chambres de commerce et d’industrie et des chambres de métiers et de l’artisanat dans le ressort de la juridiction, dans des conditions fixées par décret en Conseil d’Etat ;

2° Des juges du tribunal de commerce ainsi que des anciens membres du tribunal, à la condition, pour ces derniers, qu’ils y aient exercé leurs fonctions pendant au moins six années.

Les électeurs mentionnés au 2° ne peuvent être inscrits sur la liste des membres du collège électoral de plusieurs tribunaux de commerce.

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