French Code of Civil Procedure

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The French Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legal framework governing how civil court cases are conducted and adjudicated in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil procedure code
legal code
source of law in France
appliesTo civil courts in France
litigation between private parties
non‑criminal disputes
contains rules on appeals in civil matters
rules on arbitration procedure (domestic) in France
rules on enforcement of civil judgments
rules on evidence in civil cases
rules on jurisdiction of civil courts
rules on mediation and conciliation in civil matters
rules on provisional and protective measures
rules on representation by lawyers
rules on service of process
rules on time limits in civil proceedings
country France
governs adjudication of civil disputes
civil court procedure in France
conduct of civil proceedings
hierarchicalPosition must comply with international treaties binding on France
subordinate to the French Constitution
inForceIn French overseas territories subject to adaptations
Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
language French
legalField civil litigation
civil procedure
legalStatus statutory law
legalSystem French legal system
objective ensure fairness of civil proceedings
guarantee rights of parties in civil trials
organize the functioning of civil courts
promulgatedBy Government of France
surface form: French government
regulates appellate civil proceedings
collective actions where provided by law
default judgments in civil cases
first‑instance civil proceedings
procedure before the Cour de cassation in civil matters
summary proceedings in civil matters
relatedTo Napoleonic Code
surface form: French Civil Code

French Code of Criminal Procedure
French Code of Judicial Organization
scope general civil procedure rules of France
subjectTo amendment by French legislation
typeOfLaw procedural law
usedBy French judges in civil cases
French lawyers in civil litigation
bailiffs in civil enforcement procedures

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Court of Appeal of Versailles followsProcedure French Code of Civil Procedure
Ordonnance civile de 1667 influenced French Code of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Code de procédure civile de 1806
French law codifiedIn French Code of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Code de procédure civile
Napoleonic institutions hasPart French Code of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Code of Civil Procedure (1806)
French Code of Judicial Organization relatedTo French Code of Civil Procedure
Court of Appeal of Douai governedBy French Code of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Code de procédure civile
Swiss Code of Civil Procedure shortName French Code of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Code de procédure civile