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Article 636 of the French Code of civil procedure

Persons who, having been parties to the proceedings before the court whose decision has been quashed, have not been parties to the proceedings before the Cour de cassation may be called to the new proceedings or intervene in them voluntarily, where the quashing affects their rights.

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Article 639-1 of the French Code of civil procedure

The appeal provided for in Article 17 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 is brought against a decision that has acquired the force of res judicata. It is lodged from the day on which the decision is no longer subject to appeal by the parties or from the day on which they have accepted or executed it. It may not be exercised after a period of five years…

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Article 639-3 of the French Code of civil procedure

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be directed against the judicial act whose annulment is sought and which is attached to the application. This appeal may be lodged at any time within five years of the date on which the…

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Article 641 of the French Code of civil procedure

Where a time limit is expressed in days, the day of the act, event, decision or notification which causes it to run shall not count. Where a time limit is expressed in months or years, the time limit shall expire on the day of the last month or year which bears the same number as the day of the act, event, decision or notification which causes the time limit to…

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