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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 976

The declaration shall be delivered to the court registry in as many copies as there are defendants, plus two. Delivery shall be recorded by mention of its date and the visa of the court registrar on e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 977

The court clerk immediately sends the defendant by simple letter a copy of the statement with the indication that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal, appoint a lawyer to the Conseil d'Etat an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 989

Where the statement of appeal does not contain a statement, even a summary statement, of the grounds of appeal against the contested decision, the appellant must, on pain of forfeiture established by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 914

…ty of those which have not been raised; - declare the submissions inadmissible pursuant to Articles 909 and 910 ; - declare the pleadings inadmissible pursuant to Article 930-1. The parties shall no l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 936

As soon as the formalities have been completed by the appellant, the clerk's office shall notify the opposing party of the appeal by any means, send it a copy of the statement of appeal and inform it…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 973

The parties are required, unless otherwise provided, to constitute a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation. This constitution entails election of domicile.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 981

The adviser in charge of the report may ask the claimant's lawyer to provide him, within a time limit that he shall set, with any document that may be useful in the investigation of the case.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Fixed-date proceedings.

Article 921

The respondent is obliged to constitute a lawyer before the date of the hearing, failing which he will be deemed to stick to his pleas at first instance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: Appeal by joint application.

Article 926

The joint motion is admissible only if it is presented by all the parties to the first instance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: Appeal by joint application.

Article 927

In addition to the information prescribed in Article 57, the joint application shall contain, on pain of inadmissibility: 1° A certified copy of the judgment; 2° Where applicable, an indication of the…

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