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Article 1 of the French Code of civil procedure

Only the parties initiate the proceedings, except where the law provides otherwise. They are free to terminate it before it is extinguished by the effect of the judgment or by virtue of the law.

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Article 1

Seules les parties introduisent l’instance, hors les cas où la loi en dispose autrement. Elles ont la liberté d’y mettre fin avant qu’elle ne s’éteigne par l’effet du jugement ou en vertu de la loi.

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