Time Limit for Appellate Trial Preparation in Civil Proceedings
1. Within 02 months from the date of acceptance of the case, depending on each circumstance, the appellate court shall issue one of the following decisions:
a) To temporarily suspend the appellate trial of the case;
b) To terminate the appellate trial of the case;
c) To bring the case to appellate trial.
For cases of a complicated nature or due to force majeure events or objective obstacles, the Chief Justice of the appellate court may decide to extend the time limit for trial preparation, but such extension shall not exceed 01 month.
2. Within 01 month from the date of the decision to bring the case to appellate trial, the court must open the appellate hearing; in case of legitimate reasons, this time limit may be extended to 02 months.
3. In the event of a decision to temporarily suspend the appellate trial of the case, the time limit for appellate trial preparation shall be recalculated from the date on which the court’s decision to continue resolving the case takes legal effect.
4. The time limits as prescribed above shall not apply to cases tried under summary appellate procedures or to cases involving foreign elements.
(Legal basis: Article 286, Civil Procedure Code 2015)
