COVID-19: Contingency plans for commercial and civil courts (Ile-de-France & other regions) Paris, 12 May 2020 1. USEFUL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 5 CARPA duty period .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Maison des avocats ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Provision of masks .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Toque .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Emergency Mediation for Companies ............................................................................................................. 6 Resumption of activity in judicial courts ......................................................................................................... 6 Resumption of activity of the Maisons de la justice et du droit (justice and law service centers) .................. 7 Announcements .............................................................................................................................................. 7 2. JURISDICTIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT MEASURES AS OF 26 MARCH 2020 ................................... 8 2.1. THE EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITS/DEADLINES EXPIRING DURING THE HEALTH EMERGENCY PERIOD ................................. 8 2.2. THE ADAPTATION OF THE RULES APPLICABLE TO COURTS OF THE JUDICIAL ORDER RULING IN NON-CRIMINAL MATTERS ... 10 2.3. ADAPTATION OF THE RULES APPLICABLE TO INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS ................................................................ 13 2.4. ADAPTATION OF THE RULES APPLICABLE BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS ........................................................... 15 2.5. ADAPTATION OF THE RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ON THE BASIS OF THE LAW N ° 2020-290 OF MARCH 23, 2020 EMERGENCY TO FACE THE EPIDEMIC OF COVID-19 (ORDINANCE N ° 2020-303 OF MARCH 25, 2020) .................................. 17 2.6. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: .......................................................................................................................... 20 3. ILE-DE-FRANCE COURTS ........................................................................................................................ 21 3.1. JUDICIAL TRIBUNALS CONTINGENCY PLANS ..................................................................................................... 21 Auxerre Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire d’Auxerre) .............................................................................. 21 Bobigny Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Bobigny) ........................................................................... 21 Créteil Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Créteil) ................................................................................. 23 Evry Judicial Tribunbal (Tribunal judiciaire d’Evry) ....................................................................................... 24 Meaux Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Meaux) ............................................................................... 25 Nanterre Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Nanterre) ........................................................................ 26 Paris Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris) ..................................................................................... 29 Pontoise Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Pontoise) .......................................................................... 39 Sens Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Sens) ....................................................................................... 40 Versailles Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire de Versailles) ....................................................................... 40 3.2. COMMERCIAL COURTS CONTINGENCY PLANS .................................................................................................. 40 Bobigny Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Bobigny) ................................................................. 40 Créteil Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Créteil) ....................................................................... 41 Meaux Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Meaux) ..................................................................... 42 Melun Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Melun) ....................................................................... 42 Nanterre Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Nanterre) ............................................................... 43 Paris Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Paris) ............................................................................ 44 Pontoise Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Pontoise) ................................................................ 46 Sens Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Sens) ............................................................................. 47 Versailles Commercial Court (Tribunal de commerce de Versailles) ............................................................. 47 3.3. LABOR COURTS CONTINGENCY PLANS ............................................................................................................ 48 1 Argenteuil Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes d’Argenteuil) ................................................................ 48 Bobigny Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Bobigny) ...................................................................... 48 Boulogne-Billancourt Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Boulogne-Billancourt) ............................. 48 Créteil Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Créteil) ............................................................................ 49 Evry Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes d’Evry) .................................................................................... 49 Fontainebleau Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Fontainebleau) .................................................. 49 Longjumeau Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Longjumeau) ......................................................... 49 Mantes la Jolie Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Mantes la Jolie) ................................................ 50 Meaux Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Meaux) .......................................................................... 50 Melun Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Melun) ............................................................................ 50 Montmorency Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Montmorency) ................................................... 50 Nanterre Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Nanterre) ................................................................... 50 Paris Labor Court (Conseil des prud’homme de Paris) .................................................................................. 51 Poissy Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Poissy) ............................................................................. 52 Pontoise Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Pontoise) ..................................................................... 52 Rambouillet Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Rambouillet) ......................................................... 52 Saint-Germain-en-Laye Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Saint-Germain-en-Laye) ...................... 52 Versailles Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Versailles) .................................................................. 53 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Labor Court (Conseil des Prud’hommes de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges) ................ 53 3.4. COURTS OF APPEAL CONTINGENCY PLANS ...................................................................................................... 53 Paris Court of Appeal (Cour d’appel de Paris) ............................................................................................... 53 Versailles Court of Appeal (Cour d’appel de Versailles) ................................................................................ 56 Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris (Cour d’appel administrative de Paris) .......................................... 57 3.5. OTHER COURTS ........................................................................................................................................ 57 Administrative jurisdictions .......................................................................................................................... 57 Paris Administrative Court (Tribunal administratif de Paris) ........................................................................ 58 National Court of Asylum (Cour Nationale du Droit d’Asile - CNDA) ............................................................ 58 Cour de cassation .......................................................................................................................................... 60 4. CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE OF ILE-DE-FRANCE ................................................. 61 4.1. JUDICIAL TRIBUNALS CONTINGENCY PLANS ....................................................................................................