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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 837

At the request of one of the parties and if the urgency justifies it, the president of the judicial court or the protection litigation judge hearing the case in summary proceedings may refer the case…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders.

Article 896

At the request of one of the parties, and if justified by the urgency of the matter, the president of the court hearing an application for interim relief may refer the case to a hearing, the date of w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders.

Article 894

The president may, within the same limits, and even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings any conservatory or restoration measures that are necessary, either to preven…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 958

…uring the appeal proceedings, order on application any urgent measures relating to the safeguarding of the rights of a party or a third party where the circumstances require that they should not be ta…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 958-1

In the cases provided for by law or the regulations, the First President shall decide on the merits in accordance with the fast-track procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Summary orders.

Article 957

The first president may also, in the event of an appeal, suspend the enforcement of judgments improperly qualified as final, or exercise the powers conferred on him in respect of provisional enforceme…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Summary orders.

Article 956

In all cases of urgency, the first president may order in summary proceedings, in the event of an appeal, all measures that do not come up against any serious challenge or that are justified by the ex…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 959

…tion shall be presented by a lawyer where the proceedings before the court involve the constitution of a lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 930-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article D40-1-1

If a party has requested to exercise one or more of the rights provided for in IV and VI of Article 175, the relevant provisions of IV and VI of that Article shall apply to all the parties.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article D40-1-2

When the public prosecutor's final indictment sent to the examining magistrate pursuant to II of Article 175 has not been copied to the parties' lawyers, the examining magistrate's clerk or the joint…

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