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Article 754 of the French Code of civil procedure

The court is seised, at the request of either party, by delivering a copy of the summons to the registry.

Provided that the date of the hearing is notified more than fifteen days in advance, the summons must be served at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

The summons must be served within this period.
Delivery must take place within this time limit or the summons will be declared null and void by order of the judge, or, failing this, at the request of one of the parties.

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Article 754

La juridiction est saisie, à la diligence de l’une ou l’autre partie, par la remise au greffe d’une copie de l’assignation.


Sous réserve que la date de l’audience soit communiquée plus de quinze jours à l’avance, la remise doit être effectuée au moins quinze jours avant cette date.


La remise doit avoir lieu dans ce délai sous peine de caducité de l’assignation constatée d’office par ordonnance du juge, ou, à défaut, à la requête d’une partie.

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