French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.
Article 204
Where the investigation is ordered, evidence to the contrary may be adduced by witnesses without further decision.
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Where the investigation is ordered, evidence to the contrary may be adduced by witnesses without further decision.
The judge may hear or question witnesses on all facts the proof of which is admitted by law, even if these facts would not be indicated in the decision prescribing the enquiry.
The depositions are recorded in minutes. However, if they are taken during the debates, only the names of the persons heard and the result of their depositions shall be mentioned in the judgment where…
The parties must not interrupt or interpellate or seek to influence the witnesses giving evidence, or address them directly, on pain of exclusion. The judge shall, if he considers it necessary, ask th…
The investigation shall take place in the presence of the defenders of all the parties or those called.
The witnesses shall declare their surname, forenames, date and place of birth, residence and occupation and, where applicable, their relationship to the parties by blood or marriage, subordination to…
The judge hears the witnesses in their evidence separately and in the order he or she determines. The witnesses shall be heard in the presence of the parties or the parties called. By way of exception…
…unable to attend on the day indicated, the judge may grant him a delay or transport himself to receive his evidence.
Persons who are heard as witnesses take an oath to tell the truth. The judge reminds them that they incur fines and imprisonment in the event of false testimony. Persons who are heard without taking a…
…ng is deemed necessary. Defaulting witnesses and those who, without a legitimate reason, refuse to give evidence or take the oath may be fined a civil penalty of up to 10,000 euros. Witnesses who prov…
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