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ARTICLE · 08 MAY 2025

The Ordinary Proceedings In The New Code Of Civil Procedure

The Ordinary Proceedings is regulated in Chapter 1, Title I, Book Four of the Civil Procedural Code, contained in Law 402 of October 9th, 2023.

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The Ordinary Proceedings is regulated in Chapter 1, Title I, Book Four of the Civil Procedural Code, contained in Law 402 of October 9th, 2023.

The rules that, in particular, regulate the Ordinary Proceedings range from Articles 615 to 620. This specific legislation must be combined with the rules that, in general, in the Civil Procedural Code, must be taken into account for the knowledge of civil, commercial matters (see Article 2 of the Civil Procedural Code) and others not regulated by special laws. Our last statement stems from the provision established in Article 615 of the new Code, which expressly states that: "Any matter of a contentious nature that does not have a special Proceedings shall be subject to the guidelines of the ordinary proceedings."

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