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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-7

As soon as the decision appointing the mediator has been handed down, the court registry shall notify the parties and the mediator of a copy by simple letter.The mediator shall inform the judge of his…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Disputes raised before other courts.

Article 313

If the incident is raised before a court other than the court of first instance or the court of appeal, proceedings shall be stayed until a ruling has been given on the forgery, unless the disputed do…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 450

If the judgment cannot be delivered forthwith, delivery shall be postponed, for further deliberation, to a date to be indicated by the president unless the third paragraph of article 781 has been appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 468

If, without legitimate reason, the plaintiff does not appear, the defendant may request a judgment on the merits, which will be adversarial, unless the judge decides to adjourn the case to a later hea…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 678

Where representation is compulsory, the representatives of the parties must also first be notified of the judgment: a) By delivery of a copy of the decision by the court registry, where the parties ar…

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

Article 639-3

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be dir…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-6

Unless otherwise provided, any challenge or incidental claim shall be made by the filing at the Registry of pleadings signed by a lawyer. The communication of pleadings and documents between lawyers i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 662

In criminal, correctional or police matters, the Criminal Division of the Cour de cassation may relinquish jurisdiction of any investigating or trial court and refer the hearing of the case to another…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3-1

Decisions by the official receiver to admit or reject claims or to decline jurisdiction are recorded on a statement that is filed at the court registry. Any interested person, with the exception of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-64

The conduct of the search and seizure operations may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the judge authorised them, in accordance with the rules set out…

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