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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-4

The procedure provided for in Articles 1011 to 1022 shall apply to appeals brought pursuant to Articles 17 and 18 of law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 646

The foregoing provisions shall not preclude the power of judges, in urgent cases, to shorten time limits for appearing or to allow summonses to be issued on a fixed date.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 655

If personal service proves impossible, the document may be delivered either at the addressee's domicile or, in the absence of a known domicile, at the addressee's residence.The judicial officer must r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 666

The other particulars that must be included in the notification are determined, according to the nature of the document notified, by the rules specific to each matter.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Opposition.

Article 572

The opposition calls into question, before the same judge, the points judged by default for a new ruling on the facts and the law.The judgment against which an opposition has been lodged is only annul…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Extraordinary remedies.

Article 581

In the event of dilatory or abusive recourse, its author may be sentenced to a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed from the court hearing the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 582

The third party opposition seeks to have a judgment retracted or reformed in favour of the third party attacking it.It calls into question in relation to its author the points of judgment that it crit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 588

Third-party proceedings incidental to a dispute before a court shall be decided by that court if it is of a higher grade than the court that gave the judgment or if, being of equal grade, there is no…

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

Article 633

The admissibility of new claims is subject to the rules that apply before the court whose decision has been set aside.

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

Article 603

A party is not entitled to apply for revision of a judgment which it has already challenged by this route, except for a cause which would have come to light subsequently. The judgment which rules on t…

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