Where the parties are exempted from constituting a lawyer in accordance with the provisions of Article 761, the proceedings shall be oral, subject to the special provisions specific to the matters concerned.
The claim is brought either by a writ of summons or by a petition delivered or addressed jointly by the parties. The claim may also be brought by a petition where the amount of the claim does not exceed €5,000, where it is brought for the purposes of a prior attempt at conciliation or where the law or regulation so provides.
The application to the court may be made for the purposes of a preliminary attempt at conciliation outside the cases in which the first paragraph of Article 750-1 applies. The request for a preliminary attempt at conciliation is made by application made, delivered or addressed to the court registry. The limitation period and the time limits for taking action are interrupted by the registration of the request.
The judge may delegate the preliminary conciliation attempt to a court conciliator. The court clerk notifies the defendant of the judge’s decision by any means. The notice shall specify the surname, first names, profession and address of the claimant and the subject of the claim.
The claimant and the judicial conciliator are notified by any means of the judge’s decision. A copy of the request is sent to the conciliator. The judicial conciliator shall proceed with the conciliation attempt as set out in articles 129-3 to 129-5,130 and 131. At his request, his mission may be renewed, without it being necessary to obtain the agreement of the parties. If the conciliation attempt fails, the court…
The notices sent to the parties by the court clerk specify that each party may appear before the conciliator with a person who is entitled to assist him before the judge. The parties are further advised that, pursuant to articles 824 and 826, the provisions of which are reproduced, the court may be seised for the purposes of homologation of their agreement or for the purposes of judgment if conciliation…
The request for approval of the statement of agreement made by the parties is sent to the judge by the conciliator. A copy of the report is attached.
When the judge makes the preliminary conciliation attempt himself, the court registry notifies the claimant by any means of the place, day and time at which the conciliation hearing will take place. The defendant is summoned by simple letter. The summons mentions the surname, first names, profession and address of the claimant as well as the subject of the claim. The notice and the summons specify that each party may…
If the preliminary conciliation attempt fails in whole or in part, the claimant may refer all or part of his initial claims to the court for judgment. The referral to the court is made in accordance with the procedures set out in article 818.
The judge shall endeavour to reconcile the parties. The judge may also, at any time during the proceedings, invite the parties to meet with a judicial conciliator at the place, day and time that he or she determines. The parties are notified, as appropriate, in the summons to the hearing or by any other means. The notice indicates the date of the hearing at which the case will be examined…
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