Article 894 Federal Labor Law

Once the reply and counter-reply have been formulated or the terms therefor have elapsed, within the following fifteen days, the Court shall issue the purification order, which shall address the aspects that are the object of the preliminary hearing in terms of article 873-E of this Law. This action shall be issued in writing outside of a hearing, and may not be delegated to the instructing secretary. The Court may use the videoconference system in order to formulate the requirements and clarifications necessary to issue the purification order.

When the matter so requires due to the complexity of the controverted points, the exceptions proposed or the preparation of the evidence, the Court shall summon a preliminary hearing within the ten days following the conclusion of the terms for the reply and counter-reply. The preliminary hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of article 873-F.

When the controversy is reduced to points of law, or else when the only evidence that is admitted is documentary, and this has already been exhibited without being objected to, the Court shall grant the parties a term of five days to formulate arguments in writing, and once this has expired it shall issue judgment, without prior holding of the trial hearing.