French Code of civil procedure

Where the parties have reached only a partial agreement and unless they request its homologation in accordance with Article 1557, they may apply to the judge for a ruling on the residual dispute either in accordance with the rules governing the procedure applicable before him, or by a joint application signed by the lawyers who assisted them during the participatory procedure under the conditions set out in this paragraph. This…

The subject matter of the dispute shall be determined by the respective claims of the parties as set out in the application provided for in Article 1560. The parties may not amend their claims other than to update the amount of a claim relating to a claim for successive performance, to oppose a subsequent payment or set-off or to have questions arising from the intervention of a third party or…