French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.
Article 40
A judgment deciding an indeterminate claim shall, unless otherwise provided, be subject to appeal.
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A judgment deciding an indeterminate claim shall, unless otherwise provided, be subject to appeal.
Where the judge has ruled on jurisdiction without ruling on the merits of the dispute, his decision may be appealed under the conditions laid down in this paragraph.The decision may likewise be challe…
…rral is made to the court which was originally seised, the proceedings shall continue at the behest of the court.
Where the court is a court of appeal in relation to the court which it considers to have jurisdiction, it may raise the merits of the case if it considers that it would be in the interests of justice…
The beneficiary of a time limit to make an inventory and deliberate may not propose its other exceptions until after the expiry of this time limit.
Mediation concerns all or part of the dispute. Under no circumstances does it relieve the judge, who may at any time take any other measures he deems necessary.
The initial duration of the mediation may not exceed three months from the date on which the advance on the mediator's fees is paid to the mediator. This assignment may be renewed once, for the same d…
If, in the course of proceedings, a party intends to refer to an authentic or private deed to which he has not been a party or to a document held by a third party, he may ask the judge hearing the cas…
When it cannot be appealed independently of the judgment on the merits, the decision may take the form of a simple mention in the file or in the hearing register.
The president of the court may, in the interests of the proper administration of justice, appoint a judge with special responsibility for supervising the execution of investigative measures entrusted…
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