Subsection I: Ordinary procedure.

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Article 905-2

French Code of civil procedureIn force
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Updated 7 Nov 2023

On pain of the declaration of appeal lapsing, raised ex officio by order of the president of the chamber seised or of the magistrate designated by the first president, the appellant shall have a period of one month from receipt of the notice of the setting of the case for a short period in which to submit his submissions to the registry.

The respondent shall have, on pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio by order of the president of the chamber to which the case is referred or of the magistrate designated by the first president, a period of one month from notification of the appellant's submissions to deliver his submissions to the registry and to lodge, where appropriate, a cross-appeal or an induced appeal.

The respondent to a cross-appeal or to an induced appeal shall have a period of one month from the notification of the cross-appeal or of the induced appeal, to which a copy of the notice of determination is attached, within which to submit his submissions to the registry, failing which he shall be deemed inadmissible by order of the president of the chamber seised or of the judge designated by the first president.

A forced intervener in the appeal proceedings shall have, on pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio by order of the president of the chamber seised or of the magistrate designated by the first president, a period of one month from the notification of the application to intervene made against him, to which a copy of the notice of determination is attached, to submit his pleadings to the court registry. The voluntary intervener has, under the same sanction, the same time limit from the date of his voluntary intervention.

The president of the chamber seised or the magistrate designated by the first president may of his own motion, by order, set shorter time limits than those provided for in the preceding paragraphs.

Orders of the president or of the magistrate designated by the first president of the division seised ruling on the plea of inadmissibility of the appeal, on the lapse of the appeal or on the inadmissibility of the pleadings and procedural documents pursuant to this article and article 930-1 have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings.

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