1. The Paris Registrar's Office – PRO ("Greffe")

PCT is seconded by PRO, an Office commissioned by the French Ministry of Justice. Placed under the authority of PCT's Supreme Justice and under the controlling eye of the Public Prosecutor, PRO is an organization whose fee billings are set-up be law, covering its "expenditures" ("dépens"). It counts four Head Registrar's Officers, appointed by the French Minister of Justice, and a salaried staff of 260. PRO's Officers assist the Court when sitting in audience, keeps all judiciary acts and delivers official transcripts of them.

2. Legal Auxiliaries ("Auxiliaires de Justice")

• Lawyers

  Resorting to the services of a Legal Counsel is not mandatory for a party in order to appear in court at PCT.
  Yet, parties often resort to such a legal expertise in order to be more effectively represented in Court.
  

• Experts

  These are skilled professionals selected by PCT from a list established by PCA or appointed by The French Supreme Court ("Cour de Cassation"). Whenever appropriate, they may provide useful complementary written evidence allowing PCT to better assess and judge concerned cases.
  

• Bailiffs ("Huissiers de Justice")

  They serve summons, judgments and other legal deeds to concerned parties, by way of "writs". They establish official minutes, by way of "affidavits".
  

• Court Ushers ("Huissiers audienciers")

  They ensure the audiences chore.
  

• Judiciary Administrators and Liquidators ("Mandataires de Justice")

  These Officers are appointed by PCT at bankruptcy proceedings inception time. When appointed in creditors protection proceedings, Judiciary Administrators control, assist and represent the concerned CEO in his third-party dealings. They have a "national" competency. There are 140 such Officers in France.
  

Appointed Liquidators have recently been granted national competency as well. They represent the collective interests of creditors (State, social security and pension funds, banks, suppliers…) in bankruptcy cases. Whenever liquidation is decreed, they then become "Official (Judiciary) Liquidators" of the concerned failed companies.