The parties shall be informed that they may be represented or assisted by a lawyer.
However, pharmacists, whether they are plaintiffs, claimants or the subject of the proceedings, may be assisted either by a lawyer or by a colleague entered on one of the Rolls of the Association, or by both. This colleague may not be a member of a Council of the Bar.
The President of the National Council or of a Central or Regional Council may be represented by a full or alternate member of his Council; trade unions and associations may be represented by their legal representative or by one of their members in possession of a mandate. The latter may not be a member of a Bar Council.
Parties who have chosen to be represented or assisted shall inform the court registry in writing.
When a party is represented by a lawyer, the procedural acts, with the exception of the summons to the hearing and the notification of the decision, are carried out only with regard to the lawyer.