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