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Showing 14511460 of 53983 articles for Art. AMF analysis of 22 February 2018

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Incidental claims.

Article 63

Incidental claims are: counterclaim, additional claim and intervention.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 76

Unless Article 82-1, lack of jurisdiction may be declared of its own motion in the event of a breach of a rule of jurisdiction of attribution where this rule is a matter of public policy or where the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 80

…has jurisdiction, without ruling on the merits, the proceedings shall be suspended until the expiry of the time limit for lodging an appeal and, in the event of an appeal, until the Court of Appeal ha…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 81

Where the judge considers that the case falls within the jurisdiction of a criminal, administrative, arbitral or foreign court, he shall simply refer the parties to take further proceedings. In all ot…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Objections of lis pendens and connexity.

Article 106

In the event that the two courts have declined jurisdiction, the later decision shall be considered null and void.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Dilatory defences.

Article 108

…he party requesting it enjoys either a period for taking inventory and deliberating, or the benefit of discussion or division, or some other waiting period under the law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 123

The pleas of inadmissibility may be proposed in any event, unless otherwise provided and except for the possibility that the judge may order those who have refrained, with dilatory intent, from raisin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-4

The court shall rule without delay, in accordance with the rules of procedure applicable to it, on the referral of the priority question of constitutionality, after the public prosecutor has been noti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-15

The decision ordering or renewing mediation or terminating it is a measure of judicial administration.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 140

The judge's decision is provisionally enforceable, sur minute if necessary.

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