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Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO).

Main Region

First Region

Germany
Civil, commercial and family law
1877-01-30
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO)
BOOK 1 - GENERAL REGULATIONS
Chapter 1: Courts
Chapter 2: Parties
Chapter 3: Proceedings
BOOK 2 - PROCEDURAL RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE
Chapter 1: Proceedings before the regional courts (Landgerichte)
Chapter 2: Proceedings pursued before the local courts (Amtsgerichte)
BOOK 3 - APPELLATE REMEDIES
Chapter 1: Appeal
Chapter 2: Appeal on points of law
Chapter 3: Complaints
BOOK 4 - REOPENING OF PROCEEDINGS
BOOK 5 - PROCEEDINGS ON CLAIMS ARISING FROM A DEED, IN WHICH SOLELY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IS SUBMITTED, AND PROCEEDINGS ON CLAIMS ARISING FROM A BILL OF EXCHANGE
BOOK 6 - (repealed)
BOOK 7 - SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS FOR A PAYMENT ORDER
BOOK 8 - COMPULSORY ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 1: General regulations
Chapter 2: Compulsory enforcement for monetary claims
Chapter 3: Compulsory enforcement serving to obtain the surrender of objects or serving to ensure that actions are taken or refrained from
Chapter 4: Statutory declaration in lieu of an oath; detention
Chapter 5: Seizure and injunction
BOOK 9 - (repealed)
BOOK 10 - ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 1: General regulations
Chapter 2: Arbitration agreement
Chapter 3: Formation of the arbitration tribunal
Chapter 4: Competence of the arbitration tribunal
Chapter 5: Implementation of the arbitration proceedings
Chapter 6: Arbitration award and conclusion of the proceedings
Chapter 7: Legal remedies against the arbitration award
Chapter 8: Prerequisites for the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards
Chapter 9: Court proceedings
Chapter 10: Arbitration tribunals not governed by agreements
BOOK 11 - JUDICIAL COLLABORATION WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Chapter 1: Service of records or documents pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007
Chapter 2: Taking of evidence in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001
Chapter 3: Assistance with court costs pursuant to Council Directive 2003/8/EC
Chapter 4: European enforcement orders pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 805/2004
Chapter 5: European order for payment procedure pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006
Chapter 6: European small claims procedure pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2007

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    2002-01-01
    revised version

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Serial region

    Serial title
    Bundesgesetzblatt Teil I
    Date
    2005-12-09
    Volume
    vol. 72
    Page range
    pp. 3202-3378
    ISBN
    0867-3411