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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VIII: Plurality of parties.

Article 324

Acts performed by or against one of the co-interested parties shall neither benefit nor harm the others, subject to what is said in Articles 475, 529, 552, 553 and 615.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Special provisions relating to guarantee calls.

Article 335

The plaintiff in simple warranty remains principal party.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Forgery of authentic instruments.

Article 303

The registration of forgery against an authentic instrument gives rise to communication to the public prosecutor.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions common to all defendants.

Article 333

The third party defendant is required to proceed in the court in which the original claim was brought, without being able to decline the territorial jurisdiction of that court, even by invoking a juri…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 345

The president of the court that is the subject of a request for referral on the grounds of legitimate suspicion or to which the member whose disqualification is requested belongs, and the member conce…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Disputes raised before other courts.

Article 313

If the incident is raised before a court other than the court of first instance or the court of appeal, proceedings shall be stayed until a ruling has been given on the forgery, unless the disputed do…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Special provisions relating to guarantee calls.

Article 337

A judgment given against the formal guarantor may, in all cases, be enforced against the guaranteed party on the sole condition that it has been notified to him.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Abstention.

Article 339

A judge who assumes in his person a ground for disqualification or considers in good conscience that he should abstain shall be replaced by another judge designated by the president of the court to wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Special provisions relating to guarantee calls.

Article 334

The guarantee is simple or formal depending on whether the guarantee claimant is himself sued as personally obliged or only as the holder of property.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Special provisions relating to guarantee calls.

Article 338

Costs are recoverable against the guarantor only in the event of the formal guarantor's insolvency and subject to the guarantor having remained in the case, even in an ancillary capacity.

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