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Article 84 of the French Code of civil procedure

The time limit for appeal is fifteen days from notification of the judgment. The court clerk’s office will send this notification to the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It also notifies the judgment to their lawyer, in the case of a procedure with compulsory representation.
In the event of an appeal, the appellant must, on pain of the declaration of appeal lapsing, refer the matter to the first president within the time limit for appeal with a view, depending on the case, to being authorised to assign the case on a fixed date or to benefiting from a priority setting of the case.

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Article 84

Le délai d’appel est de quinze jours à compter de la notification du jugement. Le greffe procède à cette notification adressée aux parties par lettre recommandée avec demande d’avis de réception. Il notifie également le jugement à leur avocat, dans le cas d’une procédure avec représentation obligatoire.


En cas d’appel, l’appelant doit, à peine de caducité de la déclaration d’appel, saisir, dans le délai d’appel, le premier président en vue, selon le cas, d’être autorisé à assigner à jour fixe ou de bénéficier d’une fixation prioritaire de l’affaire.

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