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Article 331 of the French Code of civil procedure

A third party may be impleaded for the purposes of condemnation by any party who is entitled to act against him as principal.

He may also be impleaded by the party who has an interest therein in order to make the judgment common to him.

The third party must be called in good time to put forward his defence.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 331
Un tiers peut être mis en cause aux fins de condamnation par toute partie qui est en droit d’agir contre lui à titre principal.

Il peut également être mis en cause par la partie qui y a intérêt afin de lui rendre commun le jugement.

Le tiers doit être appelé en temps utile pour faire valoir sa défense.

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