Article 367 of the French Code of civil procedure

The judge may, at the request of the parties or of his own motion, order the joinder of several proceedings pending before him if there is a link between the disputes such that it is in the interests of good justice to have them heard or determined together.

He may also order the severance of one proceeding into several.

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Article 367

Le juge peut, à la demande des parties ou d’office, ordonner la jonction de plusieurs instances pendantes devant lui s’il existe entre les litiges un lien tel qu’il soit de l’intérêt d’une bonne justice de les faire instruire ou juger ensemble.

Il peut également ordonner la disjonction d’une instance en plusieurs.