French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge
Article 783
The Pre-Trial Judge shall proceed with the joinder and severance of proceedings.
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The Pre-Trial Judge shall proceed with the joinder and severance of proceedings.
As soon as it is constituted, the defendant's lawyer informs the plaintiff's lawyer; a copy of the act of constitution is given to the court registry. The document includes, where applicable, the defe…
The procedure is written unless otherwise specified.
The Pre-Trial Judge may rule on costs and claims made pursuant to Article
Once the investigative measure ordered has been carried out, the proceedings shall continue at the behest of the Pre-Trial Judge.
In ordinary written proceedings, the lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the duties incumbent upon them by the president or by the pre-trial judge, depending on the way in which…
The pre-trial judge may, even of his own motion, hear the parties. The parties shall be heard by both parties unless one of them, duly summoned, fails to appear.
The court clerk shall immediately notify the lawyers whose constitution is known to him of the registration number in the general register, the day and time set by the president of the court for the a…
…to the proceedings and on the substantive issue decided pursuant to the provisions of 6° of Article 789.
The closure of the investigation, in the cases provided for in Articles 778,779,799and 800, shall be made by an unreasoned order that may not be appealed. A copy of this order shall be delivered to th…
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