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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 799

…Pre-Trial Judge may ask the lawyers to deposit their file, including in particular the exhibits produced, at the registry on the date he determines. The President or the Pre-Trial Judge, if he has be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 793

The order is made, immediately if necessary, after the lawyers have been heard or called. The lawyers are summoned to the hearing by the Pre-Trial Judge. The lawyers are summoned to the hearing by the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 785

…de that the parties shall be summoned to an amicable settlement hearing in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 774-1 to 774-4.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 792

The measures taken by the Pre-Trial Judge are simply mentioned in the file; notice is given to the lawyers. However, in the cases provided for in articles 787 to 790, the Pre-Trial Judge shall rule by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 795

…nd to the proceedings or they establish that the proceedings are terminated; 2° They rule on a procedural objection or a plea of inadmissibility. Where the plea of inadmissibility has required that a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 787

The pre-trial judge declares the proceedings terminated.

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

Article 767

The copy of the writ of summons and of the pleadings shall be delivered to the court registry either as soon as they are served, with proof of service, or if they were served before the court was seis…

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

Article 768

The pleadings must expressly state the parties' claims and the pleas in fact and in law on which each of these claims is based, indicating for each claim the documents relied on and their numbering. A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 779

…the provisions of Article 768. The parties may also request time to enter into a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of readiness for hearing. The referral decision is simply noted in t…

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

Article 766

…ars referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 765 have been provided. The communication of documents produced is validly attested by the signature of the receiving lawyer affixed to the slip drawn up by t…

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