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Showing 21012110 of 54524 articles for Art. TEPA Act of 21 August 2007

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 133

If the documents are not communicated, the judge may be asked, without formality, to enjoin such communication.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 171-1

The judge responsible for carrying out or supervising the performance of an investigative measure may establish that the parties have reached an agreement, even in part.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 204

Where the investigation is ordered, evidence to the contrary may be adduced by witnesses without further decision.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 227

…ering the enquiry may simply state the time limit within which it must be carried out. In the event of another court being commissioned, the decision shall specify the time limit within which the enqu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The facts.

Article 6

In support of their claims, the parties have the burden of alleging the facts on which they are based.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 39

Subject to the provisions of Article 35, the judgment shall not be subject to appeal where none of the incidental claims exceeds the rate of last resort. If any of them exceeds that rate, the judge sh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Incidental claims.

Article 65

An additional claim is a claim by which a party amends its previous claims.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Objections of lis pendens and connexity.

Article 101

…e is such a connection between cases brought before two separate courts that it is in the interests of good justice to have them heard and determined together, one of those courts may be asked to decl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 124

The pleas of inadmissibility must be upheld without the person invoking them having to justify a grievance and even if the inadmissibility does not result from any express provision.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VI: Conciliation and mediation

Article 127

…ation to parties who fail to demonstrate that they have taken steps to reach an amicable resolution of the dispute.

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