NO. 138-FZ OF NOVEMBER 14, 2002 Adopted by the State Duma on October 23, 2002 Approved by the Federation Council on October 30, 2002 Enforced on February 1, 2003 Section I. General Provisions Chapter 1. Basic Provisions Article 1. Legislation on the Civil Court Procedure Article 2. Tasks of Civil Court Procedure Article 3. Right to Appeal to the Court Article 4. Institution of a Civil Case in the Court Article 5. Administration of Justice Only by Courts Article 6. Equality of All Before the Law and the Court Article 7. Single-Man and Collegiate Consideration of Civil Cases Article 8. Independence of Judges Article 9. Language of the Civil Court Proceedings Article 10. Openness of Judicial Proceedings Article 11. Legal Normative Acts Applied by the Court in Resolving Civil Cases Article 12. Administration of Justice on the Basis of the Parties' Adversary Nature and Equality Article 13. Obligatory Nature of Court Decisions Chapter 2. Composition of the Court. Recusations Article 14. Composition of the Court Article 15. Procedure for Resolving Issues by the Court in the Collegiate Composition Article 16. Grounds for the Recusation of a Judge Article 17. Inadmissibility of the Judge's Repeated Participation in Considering a Case Article 18. Grounds for the Recusation of the Public Prosecutor, the Secretary of the Court Session, the Expert, Specialist or Interpreter Article 19. Filing Applications for Self-Recusations and Recusations Article 20. Procedure for Resolving an Application for the Recusation Article 21. Consequences of the Satisfaction of an Application for the Recusation Chapter 3. Jurisdiction and Cognisance Article 22. Referring Civil Cases to the Jurisdiction of the Courts Article 23. Civil Cases Amenable to a Justice of the Peace Article 24. Civil Cases Cognisable to the District Court Article 25. Civil Cases Cognisable to Military Courts and Other Specialized Courts Article 26. Civil Cases cognisable to the Supreme Court of the Republic, to the Territorial or the Regional Court, to the Court of a City of Federal Importance, to the Court of the Autonomous Region and to the Court of an Autonomous Area Article 27. Civil Cases cognisable to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Article 28. Institution of a Claim at the Place of Residence or at the Place of Location of the Defendant Article 29. Cognisance at the Plaintiff's Choice Article 30. Exclusive Cognisance Article 31. Cognisance of Several Inter-connected Cases Article 32. Agreed cognisance Article 33. Handing Over a Case Taken Over by the Court for Its Proceedings to Another Court Chapter 4. Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 34. Composition of Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 35. Rights and Duties of the Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 36. Possession of the Civil Capacity to Sue Article 37. Civil Legal Capacity to Sue Article 38. The Parties Article 39. Change of the Claim, Refusal of the Claim, Acknowledgement of the Claim and an Amicable Settlement Article 40. Participation in the Case by Several Plaintiffs and Defendants Article 41. Replacement of an Improper Defendant Article 42. Third Persons Instituting Independent Claims for the Object of the Dispute Article 43. Third Persons Not Instituting Independent Claims for the Object of the Dispute Article 44. Succession of Choices in Action Article 45. Participation of the Public Prosecutor in the Case Article 46. Applying to the Court in Protection of the Rights, Freedoms and Lawful Interests of the Other Persons Article 47. Participation in the Case of the State Bodies and of the Local Self-Government Bodies for the Issue of the Conclusion on the Case Chapter 5. Representation in Court Article 48. Conducting Cases in Court Through Representatives Article 49. Persons Who May Be Representatives in the Court Article 50. Representatives Appointed by Court Article 51. Persons Who Cannot Be Representatives in Court Article 52. Legal Representatives Article 53. Formalizing the Representative's Powers Article 54. Representative's Powers Chapter 6. Proof and Proving Article 55. Proof Article 56. Duty of Proving Article 57. Supply and Reclamation of Proof Article 58. Examination and Investigation of Proof at the Place of Their Location Article 59. Referability of Proof Article 60. Admissibility of Proof Article 61. Grounds for the Relief from Proving Article 62. Letters of Request Article 63. Procedure for the Execution of a Letter of Request Article 64. Providing for Proof Article 65. Application for Providing for Proof Article 66. Procedure for Providing for Proof Article 67. Assessment of Proof Article 68. Explanations of the Parties and Third Persons Article 69. Witnesses' Evidence Article 70. Duties and Rights of a Witness Article 71. Written Proof Article 72. Return of Written Proof Article 73. Tangible Evidence Article 74. Storage of Tangible Evidence Article 75. Examination and Study of Perishable Tangible Evidence Article 76. Disposal of Tangible Evidence Article 77. Audio and Video Recordings Article 78. Storage and Return of the Carriers of Audio and Video Recordings Article 79. Appointment of Expert Opinion Article 80. Content of a Court Ruling on the Appointment of an Expertise Article 81. Obtaining of the Samples of the Handwriting for a Comparative Study of the Document, and of the Signature on the Document Article 82. Complex Expertise Article 83. Commission Expert Opinion Article 84. Procedure for Carrying Out an Expert Opinion Article 85. Expert's Duties and Rights Article 86. Expert's Report Article 87. Additional and Repeated Expertise Chapter 7. Court Expenditures Article 88. Court Outlays Article 89. Relief from the Payment of State Duty Article 90. Postponement or Payment by Instalments of State Duty and the Reduction of Its Amount Article 91. Amount of the Claim Article 92. Additional Payment to State Duty Article 93. Return of the State Duty Article 94. Expenses Involved in Considering a Case Article 95. Sums of Money to Be Paid to Witnesses, Experts, Specialists and Interpreters Article 96. Entry by the Parties of the Sums of Money to Be Paid Out to Witnesses, Experts and Specialists Article 97. Payment of the Sums of Money, Due to Witnesses and Interpreters Article 98. Distribution of Court Expenses Between the Parties Article 99. Exaction of Recompense for Loss of Time Article 100. Recompense of the Outlays on the Remuneration of the Representative's Services Article 101. Distribution of the Judicial Expenses in an Instance of the Refusal from the Claim and of Reaching an Amicable Settlement Article 102. Recompense of the Judicial Expenses to the Parties Article 103. Recompense of the Judicial Expenses the Court Has Incurred in Connection with the Consideration of the Case Article 104. Appeal Against Court Rulings on the Issues Involved in Judicial Expenses Chapter 8. Court Fines Article 105. Imposition of Court Fines Article 106. Relief from or Reduction of a Court Fine Chapter 9. Procedural Time Terms Article 107. Computation of the Procedural Time Terms Article 108. Termination of the Procedural Time Term Article 109. Consequences of Missing the Procedural Time Terms Article 110. Suspension of the Procedural Time Terms Article 111. Extension of the Procedural Time Terms Article 112. Restoration of the Missed Procedural Time Terms Chapter 10. Court Notices and Summons Article 113. Court Notices and Summons Article 114. Content of the Court Summons and of the Other Court Notices Article 115. Delivery of the Court Summons and Other Court Notices Article 116. Handing In the Court Summons Article 117. Consequences of the Refusal to Accept the Court Summons or Other Court Notice Article 118. Change of Address During Proceedings on the Case Article 119. Absence of Information on the Defendant's Place of Stay Article 120. Search for the Defendant Section II. Proceedings in the Court of the First Instance Subsection I. Warrant Proceedings Chapter 11. Court Order Article 121. Court Order Article 122. Claims on Which a Court Order Is Issued Article 123. Filing an Application for the Issue of Court Order Article 124. Form and Content of an Application for the Issue of an Order of the Court Article 125. Grounds for the Refusal to Accept an Application for the Issue of a Court Order Article 126. Procedure for the Issue of a Court Order Article 127. Content of a Court Order Article 128. Notification of the Debtor on the Issue of a Court Order Article 129. Cancellation of a Court Order Article 130. Issue of a Court Order to the Exactor Subsection II. Contentious Proceedings Chapter 12. Institution of a Claim Article 131. Form and Content of a Statement of an Action Article 132. Documents Enclosed with a Statement of an Action Article 133. Acceptance of a Statement of an Action Article 134. Refusal to Accept a Statement of an Action Article 135. Return of a Statement of an Action Article 136. Leaving a Statement of an Action Without Motion Article 137. Lodging a Counter-Claim Article 138. Terms for the Acceptance of a Counter-Claim Chapter 13. Provision for a Claim Article 139. Grounds for the Provision for a Claim Article 140. Measures for Providing for a Claim Article 141. Consideration of an Application for Providing for a Claim Article 142. Execution of the Court Ruling on Providing for a Claim Article 143. Replacement of Certain Measures for Providing for a Claim with Other Measures for Providing for the Claim Article 144. Cancellation of the Provision for a Claim Article 145. Appeals Against Court Rulings on the Provision for a Claim Article 146. Recompense to the Defendant of the Losses Caused by the Provision for a Claim Chapter 14. Preparing a Case for Judicial Proceedings Article 147. Court Rulings on Preparing a Case for Judicial Proceedings Article 148. Tasks Set in Preparing a Case for Judicial Proceedings Article 149. Parties' Actions in Preparing a Case for Judicial Proceedings Article 150. Actions of the Judge in Preparing a Case for an Action at Law 1. As he is preparing the case for an action at law, the judge shall be obliged: Article 151. Combination and Division of Several Claims Article 152. Preliminary Court Session Article 153. Appointment of a Case for Judicial Proceedings Chapter 15. Judicial Proceedings Article 154. Time Terms for the Consideration and Resolution of Civil Cases Article 155. Court Session Article 156. Presiding Justice in a Court Session Article 157. Directness, Oral Nature and Continuity of Court Proceedings Article 158. Order in a Court Session Article 159. Measures Applied Against Trouble-Makers in the Court Session Article 160. Opening a Court Session Article 161. Checking the Presence of Participants in the Case Article 162. Explanation of His Rights and Duties to an Interpreter Article 163. Taking Witnesses Out of the Court-Room Article 164. Announcement of the Composition of the Court and Explanation of the Right to Self-Recusation and the Recusation Article 165. Explanation to the Persons Taking Part in the Case of Their Procedural Rights and Duties Article 166. Resolution by the Court of Petitions from the Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 167. Consequences of Failure to Appear in the Court Session by the Persons Taking Part in the Case and by Their Representatives Article 168. Consequences of Non-Appearance in the Court Session of Witnesses, Experts, Specialists and Interpreters Article 169. Postponement of Court Proceedings Article 170. Interrogation of Witnesses, if the Investigation of the Case Is Postponed Article 171. Explanation to the Expert and the Specialist of Their Rights and Duties Article 172. Starting the Consideration of the Case Article 173. Rejection the Plaintiff from the Claim, Acknowledgement of the Claim by the Defendant and an Amicable Settlement of the Parties Article 174. Explanations of the Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 175. Establishment of the Sequence in the Investigation of Proof Article 176. Warning the Witness about Responsibility for the Refusal to Give Evidence and for Supplying the Deliberately False Evidence Article 177. Procedure for Questioning a Witness Article 178. Use of Written Materials by a Witness Article 179. Questioning of an Underaged Witness Article 180. Pronouncement of the Witnesses' Evidence Article 181. Investigation of Written Proof Article 182. Pronouncement and Study of the Citizens' Correspondence and Telegraph Communications Article 183. Investigation of Tangible Proof Article 184. Examination on the Spot Article 185. Reproduction of an Audio and a Video Recording and Its Study Article 186. Statement of the Forgery of Proof Article 187. Investigation of the Expert Conclusion. Appointment of an Additional or Repeated Expertise Article 188. Consulting a Specialist Article 189. Ending the Consideration of a Case on Merit Article 190. Judicial Pleadings Article 191. Resumption of Considering a Case on Merit Article 192. Retirement of the Court for Taking the Decision Article 193. Announcement of the Court Decision Chapter 16. Decision of the Court Article 194. Adoption of the Decision of the Court Article 195. Lawfulness and Substantiation of the Court Decision Article 196. Issues Resolved in the Adoption of the Court Decision Article 197. Presentation of the Court Decision Article 198. Content of the Court Decision Article 199. Compiling a Motivated Court Decision Article 200. Correction of the Slips of the Pen and of Manifest Arithmetical Errors in a Court Decision Article 201. Additional Court Decision Article 202. Explanation of the Court Decision Article 203. Postponement or Execution of the Court Decision by Instalments, the Change of the Method and of the Procedure for the Execution of the Court Decision Article 204. Determining the Procedure and the Time Term for the Execution of the Court Decision and for the Provisions for Its Execution Article 205. Court Decision on the Adjudgement of the Property or of Its Cost Article 206. Court Decision Obliging the Defendant to Perform Certain Actions Article 207. Court Decision in Favour of Several Plaintiffs or Against Several Defendants Article 208. Indexation of the Adjudged Sums of Money Article 209. Entry of Court Decisions into Legal Force Article 210. Execution of the Court Decision Article 211. Court Decisions Subject to Immediate Execution Article 212. Right of the Court to Direct the Decision to an Immediate Execution Article 213. Providing for the Execution of a Decision of the Court Article 214. Sending the Copies of the Court Decisions to the Persons Taking Part in the Case Chapter 17. Suspension of the Proceedings on the Case Article 215. Duty of the Court to Suspend Proceedings on the Case Article 216. Right of the Court to Suspend Proceedings on the Case Article 217. Time Terms for the Suspension of the Proceedings on a Case Article 218. Appeal Against a Court Ruling on the Suspension of the Proceedings on a Case Article 219. Resumption of the Proceedings on a Case Chapter 18. Termination of the Proceedings on the Case Article 220. Grounds for the Termination of the Proceedings on a Case Article 221. Procedure and Consequences of Terminating the Proceedings on a Case Chapter 19. Leaving an Application Without Consideration Article 222. Grounds for Leaving an Application Without Consideration Article 223. Procedure and Consequences of Leaving a Case Without Consideration Chapter 20. Court Ruling Article 224. Procedure for the Issue of Court Rulings Article 225. Content of a Court Ruling Article 226. Special Rulings of the Court Article 227. Sending the Copies of a Court Ruling to the Persons, Taking Part in the Case Chapter 21. Protocols Article 228. Obligatory Nature of Keeping a Protocol Article 229. Content of a Protocol Article 230. Compilation of the Minutes Article 231. Remarks on the Minutes Article 232. Consideration of Remarks on the Minutes Chapter 22. Proceedings in Absentia Article 233. Grounds for Proceedings in Absentia Article 234. Procedure for the Proceedings in Absentia Article 235. Content of the Court Decision in Absentia Article 236. Sending a Copy of the Court Decision in Absentia Article 237. Appeal Against a Court Decision in Absentia Article 238. Content of an Application for Cancelling the Court Decision in Absentia Article 239. Actions of the Court after Accepting an Application for Cancelling the Court Decision in Absentia Article 240. Consideration of an Application for Cancelling the Court Decision in Absentia Article 241. Powers of the Court Article 242. Grounds for Cancelling the Court Decision in Absentia Article 243. Resumption of the Consideration of a Case Article 244. Legal Force of the Court Decision in Absentia Subsection III. Proceedings on Cases Arising from Public Legal Relations Chapter 23. General Provisions Article 245. Cases Arising from Public Legal Relations Article 246. Procedure for the Consideration and the Resolution of Cases Arising from Public Legal Relations Article 247. Procedure for Applying to a Court Article 248. Refusal to Accept an Application or the Termination of the Proceedings on a Case Arising from Public Legal Relations Article 249. Distribution of the Duties Involved in Proving the Cases Arising from Public Legal Relations Article 250. Legal Force of a Court Decision Chapter 24. Proceedings on Cases on Recognizing Legal Normative Acts as Invalid, Fully or in Part Article 251. Filing Applications for Disputing Legal Normative Acts Article 252. Consideration of Applications for Disputing Legal Normative Acts Article 253. Decision of the Court on an Application for Disputing a Legal Normative Act Chapter 25. Proceedings on the Cases on Disputing Decisions and Actions (Inaction) of the State Power Bodies and Local Self-Government Bodies, of Official Persons and of Government and Municipal Employees Article 254. Lodging Applications for Disputing the Decision or the Action (Inaction) of a State Power Body, a Local Self-Government Body, of an Official Person or of a Government or a Municipal Employee Article 255. Decisions and Actions (Inaction) of the State Power Bodies and Local Self-Government Bodies, of Official Persons and of Government and Municipal Employees Subject to Disputing in the Civil Legal Proceedings Article 256. Time Term for Applying to the Court Article 257. Consideration of an Application for Putting into Dispute the Decisions and Actions (Inaction) of a State Power Body and a Local Self-Government Body, and of an Official, a Government or Municipal Employee Article 258. Court Decision and Its Implementation Chapter 26. Proceedings on the Cases on Protecting Electoral Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum of the Citizens of the Russian Federation Article 259. Filing an Application for the Protection of Electoral Rights and of the Right to Take Part in a Referendum of the Citizens of the Russian Federation Article 260. Time Terms for Applying to the Court and for Considering Applications Article 261. Court Decision on Cases of Protecting Electoral Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum of the Citizens of the Russian Federation, and Its Execution Subsection IV. Special Procedure Chapter 27. General Provisions Article 262. Cases Considered by the Court by Way of a Special Procedure Article 263. Procedure for the Consideration and the Resolution of Cases Investigated by the Court by Way of a Special Procedure Chapter 28. Establishment of Facts of Juridical Importance Article 264. Cases on the Establishment of Facts of Juridical Importance Article 265. Conditions Necessary for the Establishment of Facts of Juridical Importance Article 266. Filing an Application for the Establishment of a Fact of Juridical Importance Article 267. The Content of an Application for Establishing a Fact of Juridical Importance Article 268. Court Decision on an Application for the Establishment of a Fact of Juridical Importance Chapter 29. Adoption of a Child (of a Son or Daughter) Article 269. Filing an Application for the Adoption of a Son or Daughter Article 270. Content of an Application for Adoption Article 271. Documents Enclosed to an Application for Adoption Article 272. Preparing a Case on the Adoption for the Court Investigation Article 273. Consideration of an Application for the Adoption Article 274. Court Decision on an Application for Adoption Article 275. Cancellation of the Adoption Chapter 30. Recognizing a Citizen as Missing or Declaring a Citizen as Deceased Article 276. Filing an Application for Recognizing a Citizen as Missing or for Declaring a Citizen as Deceased Article 277. Content of an Application for Recognizing a Citizen as Missing or for Declaring a Citizen as Deceased Article 278. Judge's Actions After Accepting an Application for Recognizing a Citizen as Missing or for Declaring a Citizen as Deceased Article 279. Court Decision on an Application for Recognizing a Citizen as Missing or for Declaring a Citizen as Deceased Article 280. Consequences of the Appearance or of Finding Out the Place of Stay of the Person Recognized as Missing or Declared as Deceased Chapter 31. Restriction of a Citizen's Legal Capacity, Recognizing a Citizen as Legally Incapable, Restriction or Deprivation of the Right of an Underaged Person of Fourteen to Eighteen Years to Independently Dispose of His Incomes Article 281. Filing an Application for Restricting a Citizen's Legal Capability, for Recognizing a Citizen as Legally Incapable, on the Restriction or the Deprivation of an Underaged Person of Fourteen to Eighteen Years of the Right to Independently Dispose of His Incomes Article 282. Content of an Application for Restricting a Citizen in Legal Capacity, for Recognizing a Citizen as Legally Incapable and for the Restriction or Deprivation of an Underaged Person of Fourteen to Eighteen Years of the Right to Independently Dispose of His Incomes Article 283. Appointment of an Expert Opinion for Defining the Mental State of a Citizen Article 284. Consideration of an Application for Restricting a Citizen's Legal Capability, for Recognizing a Citizen as Legally Incapable and for Restricting or Depriving an Underaged Person of Fourteen to Eighteen Years of the Right to Independently Dispose of His Incomes Article 285. Court Decision on an Application for Restricting a Citizen's Legal Capability or for Recognizing a Citizen as Legally Incapable Article 286. Cancelling a Citizen's Restriction in Legal Capability and Recognizing a Citizen as Legally Capable Chapter 32. Declaring an Underaged Person as Completely Legally Capable (Emancipation) Article 287. Filing an Application for Declaring an Underaged Person as Completely Legally Capable Article 288. Consideration of an Application for Declaring an Underaged Person as Completely Legally Capable Article 289. Court Decision on an Application for Declaring an Underaged Person as Completely Legally Capable Chapter 33. Recognizing a Movable Object as Ownerless and Acknowledging the Right of Municipal Ownership to an Ownerless Immovable Object Article 290. Filing an Application for Recognizing a Movable Object as Ownerless and for Recognizing the Right of Municipal Ownership to an Ownerless Immovable Object Article 291. Content of an Application for Recognizing a Movable Object as Ownerless or for Recognizing the Right of Municipal Ownership to an Ownerless Immovable Object Article 292. Preparing a Case for the Court Proceedings and Consideration of an Application for Recognizing a Movable Object as Ownerless or for Acknowledging the Right of Municipal Ownership to an Ownerless Immovable Object Article 293. Court Decision on an Application for Recognizing a Movable Object as Ownerless or for Acknowledging the Right of Municipal Ownership to an Ownerless Immovable Object Chapter 34. Restoration of Rights to the Lost Bearer Securities or Order Securities (the Summons Procedure) Article 294. Filing an Application for Recognizing as Invalid the Lost Bearer or Order Security and on the Restoration of Rights on It Article 295. Content of an Application for Recognizing the Lost Bearer or Order Security as Invalid and for the Restoration of Rights on It Article 296. Actions of the Judge after Accepting an Application for Recognizing as Invalid the Lost Bearer or Order Security and for the Restoration of Rights to It Article 297. Application from the Document Holder Article 298. Actions of the Court After the Arrival of an Application from the Document Holder Article 299. Consideration of an Application for Recognizing as Invalid the Lost Bearer or Order Security and on the Restoration of Rights to It Article 300. Court Decision on an Application for Recognizing as Invalid the Lost Bearer or Order Security and on the Restoration of Rights to It Article 301. Right of the Document Holder to Institute a Claim Against a Groundless Acquisition or Preservation of the Property Chapter 35. Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen in a Mental Hospital and Forcible Psychiatric Examination Article 302. Filing an Application for a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen in a Mental Hospital or for an Extension of the Time Term of a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen Suffering from a Mental Disorder Article 303. Time Term for Filing an Application for a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen in a Mental Hospital Article 304. Consideration of an Application for a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen in a Mental Hospital or for an Extension of the Time Term for a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen Suffering from a Mental Disorder Article 305. Court Decision on an Application for a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen in a Mental Hospital or for an Extension of the Time Term of a Forcible Hospitalization of a Citizen Suffering from a Mental Disorder Article 306. Forcible Psychiatric Examination Chapter 36. Consideration of the Cases on the Introduction of Corrections or Amendments into the Entries of the Civil Status Acts Article 307. Filing an Application for the Introduction of Corrections or of Amendments to an Entry of a Civil Status Act Article 308. Content of an Application for the Introduction of Corrections or of Amendments into an Entry of a Civil Status Act Article 309. Court Decision on an Application for the Introduction of Corrections or of Amendments into an Entry of a Civil Status Act Chapter 37. Consideration of Applications on the Performed Notarial Actions or on the Refusal to Perform Such Article 310. Filing an Application on the Performed Notarial Action or on the Refusal to Perform Such Article 311. Consideration of an Application on the Performed Notarial Action or on the Refusal to Perform Such Article 312. Court Decision on an Application on the Performed Notarial Action or on the Refusal to Perform Such Chapter 38. Restoration of Lost Judicial Proceedings Article 313. Procedure for the Restoration of Lost Judicial Proceedings Article 314. Filing an Application for the Restoration of Lost Judicial Proceedings Article 315. Leaving an Application for the Restoration of the Lost Judicial Proceedings Without Motion or Without Consideration Article 316. Refusal of the Restoration of the Lost Judicial Procedure Article 317. Court Decision on the Restoration of the Lost Judicial Proceedings Article 318. Termination of the Proceedings on a Case on the Restoration of Lost Judicial Proceedings Article 319. Procedure for Appealing Against Court Resolutions Connected with the Restoration of the Lost Judicial Proceedings Section III. Proceedings in a Court of the Second Instance Chapter 39. Appeal Proceedings Against the Decisions and Rulings of the Justices of the Peace Article 320. Right of Appeal Article 321. Time Term for Filing an Appeal or Presentation Article 322. Content of an Appeal or a Presentation Article 323. Leaving an Appeal or a Presentation Without Motion Article 324. Return of an Appeal or Presentation Article 325. Actions of the Justice of the Peace After the Receipt of an Appeal or a Presentation Article 326. Rejection of an Appeal or Recall of an Appeal Presentation Article 327. Consideration of the Case by a Court of Appeal Article 328. Rights of a Court of the Appeals Instance in Considering an Appeal or a Presentation Article 329. Resolution of a Court of Appeal Article 330. Grounds for Cancelling or Altering the Decision of the Justice of the Peace by Way of an Appeal Article 331. Right of Appeal Against a Ruling of the Justice of the Peace Article 332. Time Term for Filing a Separate Appeal or a Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Article 333. Procedure for Filing and Considering a Separate Appeal or a Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Article 334. Rights of a Court of the Appeals Instance in Considering a Separate Appeal or a Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Article 335. Legal Force of the Ruling of a Court of Appeal Instance Chapter 40. Proceedings in a Cassation Court Article 336. Right to File a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 337. Procedure for Filing a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 338. Time Term for Filing a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 339. Content of a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 340. Copies of a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 341. Leaving a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Without Motion Article 342. Return of a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 343. Actions of the First Instance Court After the Receipt of a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 344. Objections Concerning a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 345. Refusal from a Cassational Appeal or Recall of a Cassational Presentation Article 346. Refusal of the Plaintiff or an Amicable Settlement of the Parties in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 347. Limits of the Consideration of a Case in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 348. Deadlines for the Consideration of a Case in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 349. Procedure for a Court Session in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 350. Court Session in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 351. Start of the Consideration of a Case Article 352. Declaration of the Composition of the Court and Explanation of the Right of Recusation Article 353. Explanation to the Persons Taking Part in the Case of Their Procedural Rights and Duties Article 354. Consequences of the Failure to Appear in the Court Session of the Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 355. Resolution by the Court of Petitions from the Persons Taking Part in the Case Article 356. Reporting the Case Article 357. Explanations of the Persons Taking Part in the Case in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 358. Investigation of Proof Article 359. Judicial Pleadings in a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 360. Issue of a Cassational Ruling and Its Announcement Article 361. Rights of a Court of the Cassation Instance in Considering a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Article 362. Grounds for Cancelling or Altering the Decision of the Court by Way of Cassation Article 363. Violation or Incorrect Application of the Norms of the Substantive Law Article 364. Violation or Incorrect Application of the Norms of the Procedural Law Article 365. Cancellation of the Decision of the First Instance Court with the Termination of the Proceedings on the Case or Leaving the Application Without Consideration Article 366. Content of a Cassational Ruling Article 367. Legal Force of a Cassational Ruling Article 368. Special Ruling of a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 369. Obligatory Nature of the Instructions of a Court of the Cassation Instance Article 370. Procedure for Considering a Cassational Appeal or Presentation Which Has Come In to a Court of Cassation Instance after the Consideration of the Case Article 371. Right to Lodge Appeals Against the Rulings of a Court of the First Instance Article 372. Time Term for Filing a Special Appeal or a Public Prosecutor's Presentation Article 373. Procedure for Filing and Considering a Special Appeal or a Public Prosecutor's Presentation Article 374. Rights of a Court of the Cassation Instance in Considering a Special Appeal or a Public Prosecutor's Presentation Article 375. Legal Force of the Ruling of a Court of the Cassation Instance Issued on a Special Appeal or on a Public Prosecutor's Presentation Section IV. Revision of the Court Decisions Which Have Entered Into Legal Force Chapter 41. Proceedings in a Court with Supervisory Authority Article 376. Right to Appeal to a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 377. Procedure for Filing a Supervisory Appeal or Presentation Article 378. Content of a Supervisory Appeal or Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Article 379. Actions of a Court of the Supervisory Instance after a Supervisory Appeal or Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Is Filed Article 380. Return of a Supervisory Appeal or Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Without Consideration on Merit Article 381. Consideration of a Supervisory Appeal or Presentation of the Public Prosecutor Article 382. Consideration of the Cases Obtained by a Court of the Supervisory Instance on Demand Article 383. Ruling on the Refusal to Send the Case for the Consideration on Merit to a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 384. Court Ruling on Sending Over a Case for the Consideration on Merit to a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 385. Notification of the Persons Taking Part in the Case on Sending Over the Case for Consideration on Merit to a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 386. Procedure for Considering the Case in a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 387. Grounds for the Cancellation or Alteration of Judicial Resolutions by Way of Supervision Article 388. Ruling of a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 389. Revision of Judicial Resolutions by Way of Supervision at a Presentation from the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation or of the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Article 390. Powers of a Court of the Supervisory Instance Article 391. Entry into Legal Force of the Ruling of a Court of the Supervisory Instance Chapter 42. Revision of the Court Decisions and Rulings Which Have Entered into Legal Force on the Newly Exposed Facts Article 392. Grounds for Revising the Court Decisions and Rulings Which Have Entered into Legal Force on the Newly Exposed Facts Article 393. Courts Revising the Court Decisions and Rulings in Connection with the Newly Exposed Facts Article 394. Filing an Application or Presentation for the Revision of the Court Decisions or Rulings in Connection with Newly Exposed Facts Article 395. Computation of the Deadline for Filing an Application for Revising the Court Decision or Presentation in Connection with the Newly Exposed Facts Article 396. Consideration of an Application for Revising a Court Decision or Ruling in Connection with the Newly Exposed Facts Article 397. Court Ruling on Revising a Court Decision or Ruling in Connection with the Newly Exposed Facts Section V. Proceedings on Cases Involving Foreigners Chapter 43. General Provisions Article 398. Procedural Rights and Duties of Foreigners Article 399. Civil Procedural Capacity and Legal Capacity of Foreign Citizens and of Stateless Persons Article 400. Procedural Legal Capacity of a Foreign Organization and of an International Organization Article 401. Claims Against Foreign States and International Organizations. Diplomatic Immunity Chapter 44. cognisance of Cases Involving Foreigners in the Russian Federation Article 402. Application of the Rules for cognisance Article 403. Exclusive cognisance of Cases Involving Foreigners Article 404. Agreed cognisance of Cases Involving Foreigners Article 405. Invariability of the Place for Considering a Case Article 406. Procedural Consequences of Considering a Case in a Foreign Court Article 407. Court Orders Article 408. Recognition of the Documents Issued, Compiled or Certified by the Competent Bodies of Foreign States Chapter 45. Acknowledgement and Execution of the Decisions of Foreign Courts and of Foreign Tribunals (Arbitrages) Article 409. Acknowledgement and Execution of the Decisions of Foreign Courts Article 410. Petition for Forcible Execution of the Decision of a Foreign Court Article 411. Content of the Petition for a Forcible Execution of the Decision of a Foreign Court Article 412. Rejection of a Forcible Execution of the Decision of a Foreign Court Article 413. Acknowledgement of the Decisions of Foreign Courts Article 414. Refusal in the Acknowledgement of the Decision of a Foreign Court Article 415. Acknowledgement of the Decisions of Foreign Courts Not Requiring Further Proceedings Article 416. Acknowledgement and Execution of the Decisions of Foreign Tribunals (Arbitrages) Article 417. Refusal in the Acknowledgement and Execution of the Decisions of Foreign Tribunals (Arbitrages) Section VI. Proceedings on the Cases on Disputing the Decisions of Tribunals and Those on the Issue of Writs of Execution for a Forcible Exaction of the Tribunals' Decisions Chapter 46. Proceedings on the Cases on Disputing Tribunals' Decisions Article 418. Disputing a Tribunal's Decision Article 419. The Form and Content of an Application for Cancelling a Tribunal's Decision Article 420. Procedure for Considering an Application for Cancelling a Tribunal's Decision Article 421. Grounds for Cancelling a Tribunal's Decision Article 242. Court Ruling on the Case on Disputing a Tribunal's Decision Chapter 47. Proceedings on the Cases on the Issue of Writs of Execution for a Forcible Execution of the Tribunals' Decisions Article 423. Issue of a Writ of Execution for a Forcible Execution of a Tribunal's Decision Article 424. Form and Content of an Application for the Issue of a Writ of Execution for a Forcible Execution of a Tribunal's Decision Article 425. Procedure for Considering an Application for the Issue of a Writ of Execution for a Forcible Execution of a Tribunal's Decision Article 426. Grounds for Refusal to Issue a Writ of Execution for a Forcible Execution of a Tribunal's Decision Article 427. Court Ruling on the Issue of a Writ of Execution for a Forcible Execution of a Tribunal's Decision Section VII. Proceedings Involved in the Execution of the Court Decisions and of the Decisions of Other Bodies Article 428. Issue of a Writ of Execution by the Court Article 429. Issue of Several Writs of Execution on a Single Court Decision Article 430. Issue by the Court of the Duplicate of a Writ of Execution or of a Court Order Article 431. Responsibility for the Loss of a Writ of Execution Article 432. Interruption and Restoration of the Time Term for the Presentation of a Writ of Execution for Execution Article 433. Explanation of a Court Decision Subject to Execution Article 434. Postponement or Instalment Principle in the Execution of a Court Resolution, the Alteration of the Method and Procedure for Its Execution, and the Indexation of the Adjudged Sums of Money Article 435. Postponement of the Executive Actions Article 436. Duty of the Judge to Suspend an Executive Procedure Article 437. Right of the Judge to Suspend an Executive Procedure Article 438. Resumption of an Executive Procedure Article 439. Termination of an Executive Procedure Article 440. Procedure for the Suspension or Termination of an Executive Procedure Article 441. Filing Appeals Against the Actions (Inaction) of the Officer of the Law Article 442. Protection of the Rights of Other Persons in the Execution of a Judicial Resolution or of the Resolution of a State or Another Body Article 443. Reversal of the Execution of a Court Decision Article 444. Procedure for the Reversion of the Execution of a Court Decision by the Court of the First Instance Article 445. Procedure for the Reversal of the Execution of a Court Decision by the Courts of the Appeals, Cassation or Supervisory Instance Article 446. Property onto Which an Exaction under the Executive Documents Cannot Be Turned Taken from http://www.peterlaw.ru/index.php?Content=50&Data=0415&menu=2 |