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Article 965 of the French Code of civil procedure

The first president may delegate to one or more magistrates of the court all or part of the functions assigned to him by subtitles I and II. The presidents of chambers may likewise delegate to the magistrates of their chambers all or part of the functions assigned to them by subtitle I.

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Article 967 of the French Code of civil procedure

The copy of the declaration, application or joint application shall, as soon as it has been delivered to the registry, be presented by the registrar to the first president with a view to the formalities of fixing and distribution. The decision of the first president shall be the subject of a simple mention in the margin of the copy.

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Article 970 of the French Code of civil procedure

The Registrar shall immediately notify the lawyers whose constitution is known to him or her of the registration number in the general register, the day and time set by the First President for the appeal of the case and the chamber to which the case is distributed. This notice shall be given to lawyers whose constitution is not yet known, as soon as the deed of constitution is delivered to…

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Article 971 of the French Code of civil procedure

The lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the charges incumbent upon them, by the president or by the Conseiller de la Mise en Prejudice according to the way in which the case is being heard; they are summoned or notified orally, with the signatures of the parties and an entry in the file. In the event of their absence, they are so notified by a…

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Article 972 of the French Code of civil procedure

If the case is remitted to a court of first instance or if it is to resume before such a court, the file shall be transmitted without delay by the clerk of the court to the clerk of that court. If there is no appeal against the decision, the file of the court that ruled at first instance shall be returned to the clerk of that court. In all cases,…

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Article 972-1 of the French Code of civil procedure

Where the right of appeal is open to the public prosecutor, the right to lodge a main appeal belongs to the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor. The documents of the proceedings before the court of appeal intended for the public prosecutor are notified to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal before which the appeal is lodged.

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