French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.
Article 612
The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation is two months, unless otherwise provided.
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The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation is two months, unless otherwise provided.
Where a time limit is expressed in days, the day of the act, event, decision or notification which causes it to run shall not count. Where a time limit is expressed in months or years, the time limit…
If, in the cases provided for in Articles 659 and 660, it is not established that the addressee has actually been notified, the judge may prescribe any additional steps ex officio, except to order the…
The admissibility of a cross-appeal, even if provoked, obeys the rules governing the admissibility of a cross-appeal, subject to the provisions of article 1010.
Judgments are notified by service unless the law provides otherwise. In non-contentious matters, judgments are notified by the court clerk, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
There can be no derogation, by particular agreements, from laws which concern public order and morality.
Public prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty is extinguished by the death of the accused, prescription, amnesty, repeal of the criminal law and res judicata. However, if prosecution leading t…
The master of a ship arriving in the maritime zone of the Customs radius shall, at the first requisition : a) submit the original of the manifest for endorsement ne varietur by the Customs officers wh…
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Notification intended for a legal person governed by private law or a public establishment of an industrial or commercial nature shall be made at the place of its establishment.Failing such a place, i…
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