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Article 784 of the French Code of civil procedure

The pre-trial judge may, even of his own motion, hear the parties.

The parties shall be heard by both parties unless one of them, duly summoned, fails to appear.

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Article 784

Le juge de la mise en état peut, même d’office, entendre les parties.


L’audition des parties a lieu contradictoirement à moins que l’une d’elles, dûment convoquée, ne se présente pas.

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