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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 528-1

If the judgment has not been notified within two years of its delivery, the party who appeared shall no longer be entitled to bring an appeal as a principal claim after the expiry of the said period.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 531

If, during the time limit for appeal, there is a change in the capacity of a party to whom the judgment had been notified, the time limit is interrupted. This time limit is also interrupted by the eff…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Opposition.

Article 575

If the opposition is made in the manner provided for in Article 573 (paragraph 2) it must, on pain of inadmissibility, be declared at the clerk's office of the court which handed down the decision by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Revision proceedings.

Article 601

If the judge declares the appeal admissible, he shall rule on the merits of the dispute in the same judgment, unless there are grounds for further investigation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 616

Where the judgment may be rectified by virtue of Article 463, an appeal in cassation is only available, in the case provided for by this article, against the judgment ruling on the rectification.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 620

The Cour de cassation may dismiss the appeal by substituting a ground of pure law for an erroneous ground; it may also do so by disregarding an erroneous but superabundant ground of law. It may, unles…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 624

The scope of the cassation is determined by the operative part of the judgment that pronounces it. It also extends to all the provisions of the judgment quashed that have a link of indivisibility or n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 629

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article 700, the Cour de cassation may award all or part of the costs against a party other than the unsuccessful party.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 654

…sonally when the document is delivered to its legal representative, to an authorised representative of the latter or to any other person authorised for that purpose.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 660

…tarctic Territories, and unless it has been possible to serve the document personally, the judicial officer shall send the document to the competent authority for the purpose of delivering it to the i…

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