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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1494

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be brought before the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the award was made. Such appeals shall be admissible as soon as the award has been made. The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1409

If, on the basis of the documents produced, the judge considers the claim to be well-founded in whole or in part, the judge shall make an order for payment of the sum that he or she retains. If the ju…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1419

…s terminated if the creditor does not constitute a lawyer within the period provided for in article 1418.The termination of the proceedings renders the order for an injunction to pay null and void.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440

The registrars and depositories of public registers or repertoires are required to issue copies or extracts to all applicants, subject to their rights and provided that the decision is precisely ident…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1466

A party who, knowingly and without legitimate reason, refrains from invoking an irregularity in good time before the arbitral tribunal shall be deemed to have waived the right to invoke it.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1479

The deliberations of the arbitral tribunal are secret.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1438

The party may obtain a copy of an unregistered or imperfect document; he must apply to the president of the judicial court. The request shall be made by petition.In the event of refusal or silence on…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1454

Any other dispute relating to the constitution of the arbitral tribunal shall be settled, failing agreement by the parties, by the person responsible for organising the arbitration or, failing that, d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1483

The provisions of Article 1480, those of article 1481 relating to the names of the arbitrators and the date of the award and those in Article 1482 concerning the statement of reasons for the award are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Exequatur

Article 1487

The arbitral award may only be enforced by virtue of an exequatur order issued by the court within whose jurisdiction the award was made.The procedure relating to the application for exequatur is not…

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