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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 716

The parties shall be summoned at least fifteen days in advance by the Registrar of the Court of Appeal. The First President or his delegate shall hear them in the presence of both parties. He shall, i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 721

In the case of Article 720, the judge shall rule according to the nature and importance of the activities of the auxiliary of justice or the public or ministerial officer, the difficulties they have p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XX: Letters rogatory.

Article 731

The decision is transmitted with all relevant documents by the registry of the assigning court to the court assigned. Upon receipt, the operations prescribed shall be carried out on the initiative of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 743

The judge assigned may refuse, of his own motion or at the request of any interested person, the execution of a letter rogatory if he considers that it does not fall within his powers. He must refuse…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book I: Provisions common to all courts

Article 748-6

The technical procedures used must guarantee, under conditions laid down by order of the Minister of Justice, the reliability of the identification of the parties to the electronic communication, the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 688-6

The document shall be served in the language of the State of origin.However, an addressee who does not know the language in which the document is drawn up may refuse service and request that it be tra…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 691

…fications intended for the public prosecutor and those that must be made to the public prosecutor's office shall be made, as the case may be, to the public prosecutor's office of the court before whic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 692

Notifications intended for public bodies and public establishments shall be made at the place where they are established to any person entitled to receive them.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 692-1

…ministrative establishments, social security bodies and other bodies responsible for the management of a public administrative service may be sent to them by the court registry by any means to which t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 695

…and enforcement procedures include:1° Duties, taxes, fees or emoluments collected by the registries of the courts or the tax authorities, with the exception of duties, taxes and penalties that may be…

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