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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…hall apply to the following group actions initiated on the basis of Title V of Act No 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 866

The measures taken by the judge hearing the case shall be the subject of a simple mention in the file: notice thereof shall be given to the parties. However, in the cases provided for in the previous…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 870

At the request of the president of the panel, the judge in charge of hearing the case makes an oral report of the case at the hearing before the oral arguments. This report may also be made by the cha…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Provisions specific to labour courts.

Article 879

The provisions specific to the courts ruling on industrial tribunal matters are those set out in articles R. 1451-1 to R. 1471-2 of the Labour Code.

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

Article 854

The legal action shall be brought by summons or by delivery to the registry of a joint petition.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 883

The parties have the option of being assisted or represented. However, at the preliminary conciliation attempt, they are required to appear in person, unless they are represented for a legitimate reas…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 887

On the day indicated, an attempt at conciliation shall be made before the court, of which a record shall be drawn up. The court may delegate the conciliation mission to a court conciliator appointed f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders.

Article 894

The president may, within the same limits, and even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings any conservatory or restoration measures that are necessary, either to preven…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public and civil proceedings

Article 807

For the application of Article 2-6, references to the provisions of the code du travail are replaced by references to the locally applicable labour law provisions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 824

For the application of Article 191, the investigating chamber of the Nouméa court of appeal and that of the Papeete court of appeal are composed of a chamber president or councillor and two judges fro…

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