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Article 727 of the French Code of civil procedure

For each case entered in the general register, the court clerk shall compile a file on which shall be entered, in addition to the particulars appearing in that register, the name of the judge or judges hearing the case and, where applicable, the names of the persons representing or assisting the parties.

All deeds, notes and documents relating to the case are added to the file, after being endorsed by the judge or clerk.

Decisions to which the case gives rise, notices and letters sent by the court are mentioned or copied into the file.

Where the proceedings are oral, the parties’ submissions or the reference they make to submissions they would have made in writing are noted in the file or recorded in minutes.

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Article 727

Pour chaque affaire inscrite au répertoire général, le greffier constitue un dossier sur lequel sont portés, outre les indications figurant à ce répertoire, le nom du ou des juges ayant à connaître de l’affaire et, s’il y a lieu, le nom des personnes qui représentent ou assistent les parties.

Sont versés au dossier, après avoir été visés par le juge ou le greffier, les actes, notes et documents relatifs à l’affaire.

Y sont mentionnés ou versés en copie les décisions auxquelles celle-ci donne lieu, les avis et les lettres adressés par la juridiction.

Lorsque la procédure est orale, les prétentions des parties ou la référence qu’elles font aux prétentions qu’elles auraient formulées par écrit sont notées au dossier ou consignées dans un procès-verbal.

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