Article 897-C Federal Labor Law

The trial hearing shall be conducted in the following manner:

I.The judge shall open the phase of taking of evidence;

II.The admitted and prepared evidence shall be taken before the judge. The hearing shall not be suspended or deferred in any case for lack of preparation of the admitted evidence, except for justified cause; in the case of the recount evidence, the day, hour and place for its carrying out shall be indicated, and

III.Once the evidence has been taken, the parties shall formulate their arguments orally; immediately thereafter the judge shall declare the trial stage closed and shall suspend the hearing, summoning the parties to hear judgment within the following three days.