Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

The case shall be reinstated at the request of one of the parties so that the judge, depending on the case, either homologates the agreement and rules on the part of the dispute that persists or rules on the entire dispute after having, where applicable, put the case in a state to be judged. The application for reinstatement shall be accompanied by the participatory procedure agreement concluded between the parties,…

Subject to the provisions of Article 2067 of the Civil Code, where the preparation of the case has enabled a full agreement to be reached on the substance of the dispute, the application for homologation of the parties’ agreement drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 1555-1, shall be submitted to the judge by the earliest party or all of the parties. Where the agreement concerns a minor…

When the conventional phase has made it possible to bring the case to trial and to reach a partial agreement on the substance of the dispute, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawyer’s deed drawn up under the conditions provided for in article 1374 of the Civil Code , formalising the points agreed between the parties, as well as the respective claims of the parties in relation to…

When the conventional phase has made it possible to bring the case to trial but the dispute persists in its entirety on the merits, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawyer’s deed drawn up under the conditions provided for in article 1374 of the Civil Code , formalising the respective claims of the parties, accompanied by the pleas in fact and in law, with an indication for each…

Where the conventional phase has not made it possible to bring the case to trial, in whole or in part, the case shall be reinstated at the request of the most diligent party, to be brought to trial, in accordance with the rules of procedure applicable before the pre-trial judge.

Where the court is seised on the basis of the provisions of articles 1564-3 and 1564-4, the case shall be set for a short time.

Where the examination of the case has been referred to the hearing closing the investigation pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 1546-1, the acts and documents referred to in articles 1564-1,1564-3 and 1564-4 are communicated to the pre-trial judge no later than the date of that hearing.