Écarter la péremption d’instance prévue à l’article 386 du code de procédure civile au profit des justiciables ayant accompli les actes de procédure mis à leur charge

This French bill proposes an exception to the rule of 'péremption d'instance' under Article 386 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Under that rule, a civil case lapses and ends automatically if no procedural step is taken for two years. The bill would exclude this lapse for litigants who have already carried out the procedural acts required of them. The title suggests the aim is to stop people losing their cases because of delays they did not cause, such as court inaction. This summary is based on the title and metadata only, not the full text. Parties to civil proceedings in France would be most directly affected, especially those whose cases are stalled through no fault of their own. Courts and court clerks could also see changes in how lapsed cases are handled. The precise scope of the change would depend on the full wording of the bill.