French Code of civil procedure
In forceI.-On pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio, in matters of ordinary written procedure and procedure on a fixed date, the procedural documents with the exception of the application mentioned in Article 840 shall be delivered to the court by electronic means.
II.-Where a document cannot be transmitted by electronic means for a reason unrelated to the person completing it, it shall be drawn up on paper and delivered to the court registry in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 769 or is sent to him by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If the document is an application or a statement of appeal, it is delivered or sent to the court registry in as many copies as there are addressees, plus two.
Where the document is sent by post, the court registry registers it on the date shown on the stamp of the issuing office and sends the sender a receipt by any means.
III - Notices, warnings or summonses are delivered to the parties' lawyers by electronic means, unless this is impossible for reasons beyond the control of the sender.
An order of the Minister of Justice shall define the procedures for electronic exchanges.
