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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 747

The documents recording the execution of the letter rogatory or the decision by which the judge refuses to execute it shall be transmitted to the issuing court by the same channels as those by which t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings by writ of summons

Article 753

Where representation by a lawyer is not compulsory, the summons shall contain, on pain of nullity, in addition to the particulars prescribed in articles 54 and 56, the surname, first names and address…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 706

The pursuing party shall notify the audited account to the opposing party, who shall have a period of one month in which to contest it. The notification implies acceptance by its author of the audited…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 707

If the opposing party does not contest within the time limit, the pursuer may ask the verifying clerk to mention this on the verification certificate. This mention is equivalent to a writ of execution…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 742

The judge may not refuse to execute a letter rogatory on the sole ground that French law claims exclusive jurisdiction, or that it does not know of a legal remedy that responds to the subject matter o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 710

The judge shall rule both on the application for tax and on other applications relating to the recovery of costs.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 718

Notifications or summonses shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. When they are made by the court registrar, they may be made by simple bulletin if they are addressed to l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 714

Any interested party may appeal to the first president of the court of appeal against a tax order issued by the president of a court of first instance. The time limit for appeal is one month: it is no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Internal letters rogatory.

Article 732

As soon as the operations have been completed, the registry of the court which carried them out shall transmit the reports, together with the documents and objects annexed or deposited, to the court w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Letters rogatory to foreign countries

Article 734

The judge may, at the request of the parties, or of his own motion, carry out in a foreign State the investigative measures and other judicial acts that he deems necessary by giving letters rogatory e…

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