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Article 802 of the French Code of civil procedure

After the closing order, no pleadings may be lodged or exhibits produced at the debates, on pain of inadmissibility pronounced ex officio.
However, applications to intervene voluntarily, submissions relating to accrued rent, arrears, interest and other incidental costs and disbursements made up to the opening of the debates are admissible, if their calculation cannot be the subject of any serious dispute, as well as applications to revoke the closing order.

Submissions seeking the resumption of the proceedings in the state they were in at the time they were interrupted are also admissible.

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Article 802

Après l’ordonnance de clôture, aucune conclusion ne peut être déposée ni aucune pièce produite aux débats, à peine d’irrecevabilité prononcée d’office.


Sont cependant recevables les demandes en intervention volontaire, les conclusions relatives aux loyers, arrérages, intérêts et autres accessoires échus et aux débours faits jusqu’à l’ouverture des débats, si leur décompte ne peut faire l’objet d’aucune contestation sérieuse, ainsi que les demandes de révocation de l’ordonnance de clôture.


Sont également recevables les conclusions qui tendent à la reprise de l’instance en l’état où celle-ci se trouvait au moment de son interruption.

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