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Article 901 of the French Code of civil procedure

The statement of appeal shall be made by a document, which may include an appendix, containing, in addition to the particulars prescribed by 2° and 3° of Article 54 and by the fifth paragraph of article 57, and on pain of nullity :

1° The constitution of the appellant’s lawyer;

2° An indication of the contested decision;

3° An indication of the court before which the appeal is brought;

4° The heads of the judgment expressly criticised to which the appeal is limited, unless the appeal seeks to set aside the judgment or if the subject-matter of the dispute is indivisible.

It is signed by the lawyer appointed. It is accompanied by a copy of the decision. It is submitted to the court registry and is equivalent to a request for entry on the roll.

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Article 901

La déclaration d’appel est faite par acte, comportant le cas échéant une annexe, contenant, outre les mentions prescrites par les 2° et 3° de l’article 54 et par le cinquième alinéa de l’article 57, et à peine de nullité :

1° La constitution de l’avocat de l’appelant ;

2° L’indication de la décision attaquée ;

3° L’indication de la cour devant laquelle l’appel est porté ;

4° Les chefs du jugement expressément critiqués auxquels l’appel est limité, sauf si l’appel tend à l’annulation du jugement ou si l’objet du litige est indivisible.

Elle est signée par l’avocat constitué. Elle est accompagnée d’une copie de la décision. Elle est remise au greffe et vaut demande d’inscription au rôle.

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