French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.
Article 20
The judge may always hear the parties themselves.
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The judge may always hear the parties themselves.
Debates are held in public, except where the law requires or permits them to be held in chambers.
It is part of the judge's mission to reconcile the parties.
The parties conduct the proceedings under the charges incumbent upon them. It is their responsibility to perform the procedural acts in the required form and time.
The judge is not required to use an interpreter where he knows the language in which the parties are speaking.
If it is found that the document was written or signed by the person who denied it, that person shall be sentenced to a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros without prejudice to any damages that ma…
If a technician is called in, he or she may be authorised by the judge to collect the contested document and the comparison documents against a signature or to have them sent to him or her by the cour…
The verification of private writing falls within the jurisdiction of the court hearing the main action when it is requested incidentally. It falls within the jurisdiction of the court hearing the main…
…y documents to be compared with him and had samples of handwriting composed under his dictation.In determining the documents for comparison, the judge may retain any useful documents originating from…
…denial or refusal to recognise relates to an electronic writing or signature, the judge verifies whether the conditions, set by articles 1366 and 1367 of the Civil Code to the validity of the electro…
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