Chapter 1: Jurisdiction of the Courts
- Section 2 — Which court may receive a plaint
- Section 3 — Deemed domicile for foreign defendants
- Section 4 — Proper court for filing a claim
- Section 4 bis — Court for immovable property claims
- Section 4 ter — Foreign defendant, cause arising abroad
- Section 4 quater — Court for estate administrator petitions
- Section 4 quinquies — Court for juristic person petitions
- Section 4 sex — Court for property petitions, cause abroad
- Section 5 — Choice of court for connected claims
- Section 6 — Transferring a case to another court
- Section 6/1 — Transfer to the Civil Court in the public interest
- Section 7 — Special venue rules overriding the general ones
- Section 8 — Consolidating related cases in two courts
- Section 9 — Staying an appeal for a related case
- Section 10 — Force majeure: filing at court of domicile