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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 145

If there is a legitimate reason to preserve or establish before any trial proof of facts on which the outcome of a dispute may depend, legally admissible investigative measures may be ordered at the r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 166

The judge in charge of carrying out an investigative measure or supervising its execution may order such other investigative measure as would make it appropriate to carry out the one already prescribe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 190

The parties may be questioned in the presence of a technician and confronted with witnesses.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Invalidity of deeds on formal grounds.

Article 113

All pleas of nullity against procedural acts that have already been performed must be raised simultaneously, failing which those that have not been raised will be inadmissible.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Invalidity of deeds on formal grounds.

Article 114

No procedural act may be declared null and void on the grounds of a defect in form unless its nullity is expressly provided for by law, except in the case of failure to observe a substantial formality…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 161

The parties may be assisted during the execution of an investigative measure. They may be excused from attending if the measure does not involve their personal hearing.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Dilatory defences.

Article 109

The judge may grant the defendant time to call a guarantor. The proceedings shall continue on the expiry of the period within which the guarantor may appear, unless the guarantee claim is decided sepa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Invalidity of acts for substantive irregularity.

Article 118

Pleas of nullity based on failure to comply with the substantive rules relating to pleadings may be raised in any event, unless otherwise provided and except for the possibility that the judge may ord…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 133

If the documents are not communicated, the judge may be asked, without formality, to enjoin such communication.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Objections of lis pendens and connexity.

Article 101

If there is such a connection between cases brought before two separate courts that it is in the interests of good justice to have them heard and determined together, one of those courts may be asked…

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