1. The appeal shall bring the case back to its original state existing before the rendering of the judgment or ruling appealed only with regard to the matter covered by the appeal. 2. The Court shall hear the appeal in chambers after the appeal is referred thereto by the Case Management Office. 3. The Court shall decide on the appeal in chambers within twenty [20] business days based on a reasoned judgment or ruling that brings the legal proceeding to an end. The court of appeal shall decide that the appeal is inadmissible, dismissed or abated, or that the judgment or ruling appealed be affirmed. It may also schedule a hearing for examining the merits, if necessary. 4. The court of appeal shall hear the appeal based on both the new evidence, pleas and aspects of defense submitted thereto, and the evidence, pleas and aspects of defense initially submitted to the court of first instance. 5. New claims asserted in an appeal shall not be admitted, and the Court shall, sua sponte, decide or order that any new claims be dismissed as inadmissible. However, the original claim may be accompanied by the wages, salaries and all other financial rights that fall due after the closing arguments were submitted to the court of first instance, and the excess amount of compensation after such arguments were submitted. In addition, while keeping the original claim as it stands, its reason may be changed and new claims may be added thereto. 6. Any party not involved in the legal proceeding on which the judgment or ruling appealed shall not be brought as a party to the appeal. In addition, intervention in the appeal may only be sought by any party that requests joining either litigant or that considers the judgment or ruling appealed to be adversely affecting its interests. 7. Appealing the judgment or ruling that brings the legal proceeding to an end shall inevitably entail appealing all the judgments and rulings rendered on the legal proceeding, unless they are explicitly accepted, subject to the provision of Clause [1] of this Article.
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