272 Swiss Civil Procedure Code of 19 December 2008 (Civil Procedure Code, CPC)

272 Code de procédure civile du 19 décembre 2008 (CPC)

Art. 229 New facts and evidence

1 New facts and new evidence are admissible at the main hearings only if presented immediately and:

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if they occurred after the exchange of written submissions or after the last instruction hearing (proper nova); or
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if they existed before the close of the exchange of written submissions or before the last instruction hearing but could not have been submitted despite reasonable diligence (improper nova).

2 If there was neither a second round of written submissions nor an instruction hearing, new facts and new evidence may be submitted without limitation at the beginning of the main hearing.

3 Where the court must establish the facts ex officio, new facts and new evidence are admitted until the court begins its deliberations.

81 Amended by No II of the FA of 25 Sept. 2015 (Professional Representation in Enforcement Proceedings), in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2016 3643; BBl 2014 8669).

Art. 228 Premières plaidoiries

1 Les parties présentent leurs conclusions et les motivent une fois les débats principaux ouverts.

2 Le tribunal leur donne l’occasion de répliquer et de dupliquer.

 

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