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Article 586 of the French Code of civil procedure

Third-party proceedings are open on a principal basis for thirty years from the date of the judgment unless the law provides otherwise.

The third-party proceedings may be brought without any time limit against a judgment produced in the course of other proceedings by the party against whom they are brought.

In contentious matters, however, it is only admissible on the part of the third party to whom the judgment has been notified, within two months of this notification, provided that the notification indicates in a very apparent manner the time limit available to the third party as well as the methods by which the appeal may be exercised. The same applies to appeals in non-contentious matters where a decision of final instance has been notified.

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Article 586

La tierce opposition est ouverte à titre principal pendant trente ans à compter du jugement à moins que la loi n’en dispose autrement.

Elle peut être formée sans limitation de temps contre un jugement produit au cours d’une autre instance par celui auquel on l’oppose.

En matière contentieuse, elle n’est cependant recevable, de la part du tiers auquel le jugement a été notifié, que dans les deux mois de cette notification, sous réserve que celle-ci indique de manière très apparente le délai dont il dispose ainsi que les modalités selon lesquelles le recours peut être exercé. Il en est de même en matière gracieuse lorsqu’une décision en dernier ressort a été notifiée.

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