Article 340
Where the abstention of several judges prevents the court seised from ruling, it shall proceed as in the case of referral on grounds of legitimate suspicion.
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Where the abstention of several judges prevents the court seised from ruling, it shall proceed as in the case of referral on grounds of legitimate suspicion.
The application for recusal or dismissal on grounds of legitimate suspicion shall be made to the first president of the court of appeal. It shall be made by a deed delivered to the registry of the cou…
If a private document is alleged to be false as a principal claim, the summons shall state the grounds of falsity and summon the defendant to declare whether or not he intends to make use of the docum…
If the defendant declares that he does not wish to use the writing alleged to be forged, the judge shall acknowledge this fact to the plaintiff.
The entry of forgery shall be made by deed delivered to the court registry by the party or his agent with a special power of attorney. The deed, drawn up in duplicate, must, on pain of inadmissibility…
In the event of a waiver or settlement of the forgery registration, the Public Prosecutor's Office may request all appropriate measures to reserve the institution of criminal proceedings.
…e wishes to use the disputed document, the procedure shall be as set out in Articles 287 to 294 and 309 to 312.
An intervention is principal when it raises a claim for the benefit of the person making it.It is admissible only if its author has the right to act in relation to that claim.
The claimant in formal guarantee may always request, with his removal from the case, that the guarantor be substituted for him as principal party. However, the guarantor, although removed from the cas…
The unsuccessful plaintiff in the forgery action shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.
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