French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.
Article 229
…n the full names of the parties and reproduce the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 207.
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…n the full names of the parties and reproduce the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 207.
Where the investigation is ordered, evidence to the contrary may be adduced by witnesses without further decision.
The judge may hear or question witnesses on all facts the proof of which is admitted by law, even if these facts would not be indicated in the decision prescribing the enquiry.
The depositions are recorded in minutes. However, if they are taken during the debates, only the names of the persons heard and the result of their depositions shall be mentioned in the judgment where…
If the judge assigned within the court does not belong to the trial panel, the decision ordering the enquiry may simply state the time limit within which it must be carried out. In the event of anothe…
Witnesses shall be summoned by the court clerk at least eight days before the date of the enquiry.
The judge may, at the hearing or in his chambers, as well as in any place where an investigative measure is being carried out, hear on the spot any persons whose testimony he deems useful for ascertai…
The parties are required to maintain the respect due to justice. The judge may, depending on the seriousness of the breaches, issue injunctions, even of his own motion, delete writings, declare them l…
Attestations shall be produced by the parties or at the request of the judge. The judge shall communicate to the parties those directly addressed to him.
The parties must not interrupt or interpellate or seek to influence the witnesses giving evidence, or address them directly, on pain of exclusion. The judge shall, if he considers it necessary, ask th…
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