Litigation dates and deadlines expired during the health emergency period in France are fully adapted due to the Covid-19 epidemic. A prescription extends those who end between March 12, 2020 and 1 month after the end of the state of health emergency, that is, until June 24, 2020.
The provisions are as follows:
- barring exceptions, the deadlines are extended by 2 months following the end of this period for:
o the procedures: appeal, legal action, formality, registration, declaration;
o administrative or jurisdictional measures: prohibition, authorization, permit, approval, assistance …
- periodic penalty payments take effect from the end of a period of 1 month following the end of this period;
- the response times of the administrations are interrupted until the end of this period mainly in procedures where the silence of the administration implies acceptance;
- the deadlines imposed by the administration to carry out an inspection, work, or to comply with a rule are interrupted until the end of this period, with exceptions;
- the receivables recovered by the Treasury are suspended until the end of a period of 2 months following the end of this period. Do not benefit from a postponement, the deadlines: • applicable in criminal matters, criminal procedure; • applicable in matters of elections governed by the electoral code (deadline for voting prohibition, appeal, etc.); • supervising custodial measures; • concerning the procedures for registering for a public service access route or for training in an educational establishment; • relating to the related financial obligations and guarantees mentioned in Articles L. 211-36 et seq. Of the Monetary and Financial Code; • set out in the agreements concluded within the framework of a payment system and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments mentioned in article L. 330-1 of the same code; • the deadlines and measures implemented in application of the emergency law to deal with the epidemic. Reference texts • Ordinance n ° 2020-306 of March 25, 2020 relating to the extension of expired deadlines during the health emergency period and to the adaptation of procedures during this same period • Report to the President of the Republic relating to ordinance n ° 2020-306 of March 25, 2020 relating to the extension of deadlines expired during the health emergency period and to the adaptation of procedures during this same period • Decree No. 2020-383 of April 1, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the health emergency period linked to the epidemic of covid-19
- the receivables recovered by the Treasury are suspended until the end of a period of 2 months following the end of this period.
Do not benefit from a postponement, the deadlines:
- applicable in criminal matters, criminal procedure;
- applicable in matters of elections governed by the electoral code (deadline for voting prohibition, appeal, etc.);
Reference texts
Ordinance No. 2020-306 of March 25, 2020 relating to the extension of deadlines expired during the health emergency period and the adaptation of procedures during this same period
Report to the President of the Republic relating to ordinance n ° 2020-306 of March 25, 2020 relating to the extension of expired deadlines during the health emergency period and to the adaptation of procedures during this same period
Decree n ° 2020-383 dated 1 April 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of time limits during the health emergency period linked to the epidemic of covid-19