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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Claims or disputes relating to costs, emoluments and disbursements not included in the costs.

Article 719

…inst court officers and public or ministerial officials are subject to the rules set out in Article 704 to 718.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XIX: The court registry

Article 727

For each case entered in the general register, the court clerk shall compile a file on which shall be entered, in addition to the particulars appearing in that register, the name of the judge or judge…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 735

The judicial court alone has jurisdiction to hear letters rogatory. The judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is the court within whose jurisdiction the letters rogatory are to be executed.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Assessment of costs to be recovered by the Registry

Article 702

Where the amount of the liquidated costs does not appear in the dispatch of the judgment, the court clerk shall issue a writ of execution..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 711

The judge shall, even of his own motion, make any adjustments necessary to bring the account into conformity with the tariffs. He shall mention, where appropriate, any sums already collected as a prov…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry

Article 770

The copy of the application shall, as soon as it is delivered to the registry, be presented by the registrar to the president of the court with a view to the formalities of fixing and distribution. Th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry

Article 771

The case file is kept and updated by the clerk of the chamber to which the case has been distributed. A record shall be drawn up enabling the status of the case to be ascertained at any time.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 765

The appointment of a lawyer by the defendant or by any person who becomes a party in the course of proceedings shall be notified to the other parties by notification between lawyers. This document ind…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry

Article 769

The delivery to the court registry of a copy of a pleading or document is recorded by mentioning the date of delivery and the court registrar's endorsement on the copy as well as on the original, whic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 796

The Pre-Trial Judge supervises the execution of the measures of inquiry that he orders, subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 155.

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