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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 536

The inaccurate characterisation of a judgment by the judges who delivered it shall have no effect on the right to appeal. If the appeal is declared inadmissible on account of such inaccuracy, the deci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 467

The judgment shall be adversarial if the parties appear in person or by proxy, in accordance with the procedures specific to the court before which the claim is brought.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 528

The period on the expiry of which an appeal may no longer be lodged shall run from the date of notification of the judgment, unless that period has begun to run, by virtue of the law, from the date of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Appealable judgments.

Article 545

Other judgments may be appealed independently of judgments on the merits only in cases specified by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stay of proceedings.

Article 379

A stay of proceedings does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction. On expiry of the stay, the proceedings shall be continued on the initiative of the parties or at the instance of the judge, subject to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Preliminary rulings.

Article 483

A preliminary ruling does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 391

The limitation period runs against all natural persons or legal entities, even minors or protected adults, except their recourse against their legal representative or the person in charge of the legal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 534

A person who legally represented a party may, in the event of termination of his functions and if he has a personal interest, exercise the recourse in his name. The appeal is equally open against him.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 386

Proceedings lapse when neither party takes any action for two years.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 392

Interruption of the proceedings entails interruption of the time limit.This time limit continues to run in the event of suspension of the proceedings unless the proceedings are suspended only for a ti…

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