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Article 71 of the French Code of civil procedure

A defence on the merits is any plea tending to have the opponent’s claim rejected as unjustified, after examination of the merits of the law.

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Article 71

Constitue une défense au fond tout moyen qui tend à faire rejeter comme non justifiée, après examen au fond du droit, la prétention de l’adversaire.

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