Article 494
The application must be submitted in duplicate. It must state the reasons on which it is based. It must include a precise indication of the documents relied on. If it is presented in the course of pro…
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The application must be submitted in duplicate. It must state the reasons on which it is based. It must include a precise indication of the documents relied on. If it is presented in the course of pro…
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The court shall be composed, on pain of nullity, in accordance with the rules relating to judicial organisation.Challenges relating to its regularity must be presented, on pain of inadmissibility, as…
The judgment pronounced at a hearing is delivered by one of the judges who deliberated on it, even in the absence of the others and the public prosecutor. The pronouncement may be limited to the opera…
A judgment deemed to be contradictory may be appealed only through the channels open against contradictory judgments.
…lication for review. He may also interpret or rectify it under the distinctions set out in articles 461 to 464.
An interlocutory injunction may be appealed against unless it is issued by the first president of the court of appeal or it was issued as a last resort by reason of the amount or subject matter of the…
If the request is not granted, an appeal may be lodged unless the order is issued by the First President of the Court of Appeal. The time limit for appeal is fifteen days. The appeal is lodged, invest…
The decision that the summons has lapsed may be rescinded, in the event of error, by the judge who issued it.
The person vested with a power of attorney for legal representation is deemed, in relation to the judge and the opposing party, to have received special authority to make or accept a disclaimer, acqui…
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