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Article 804 of the French Code of civil procedure

The Pre-Trial Judge gives an oral report on the case at the hearing before the oral arguments. Exceptionally, the report may be made by the president of the chamber or another judge designated by him.

The report sets out the subject matter of the application and the parties’ pleas in law, specifies the questions of fact and law raised by the dispute and mentions the elements likely to enlighten the debate, without making known the opinion of the magistrate who has written it.

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Article 804

Le juge de la mise en état fait un rapport oral de l’affaire à l’audience avant les plaidoiries. Exceptionnellement, le rapport peut être fait par le président de la chambre ou un autre juge qu’il désigne.


Le rapport expose l’objet de la demande et les moyens des parties, il précise les questions de fait et de droit soulevées par le litige et fait mention des éléments propres à éclairer le débat, sans faire connaître l’avis du magistrat qui en est l’auteur.

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