French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: Orders on request.
Article 498
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…nted, an appeal may be lodged unless the order is issued by the First President of the Court of Appeal. The time limit for appeal is fifteen days. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged as in n…
A preliminary ruling does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction.
It is for the judges before whom the case has been heard to deliberate on it. Their number must be at least equal to that prescribed by the rules relating to judicial organisation.
Where there has been communication, the public prosecutor is notified of the date of the hearing.
The judges' deliberations are secret.
The decision is made by majority vote.
An ordonnance sur requête is a provisional decision rendered in a non-adversarial manner in cases where the applicant is justified in not calling an opposing party.
The judge may of his own motion decide to refer a case to the public prosecutor.
A judgment which, in its operative part, merely orders an investigative measure or a provisional measure does not have the authority of res judicata in the main proceedings.
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