The action shall be commenced by a petition to the competent court of the place of residence or
place of abode of the debtor or in the event of several debtors, in the residence or place of abode
of one of the debtors.
The parties may derogate from the above rule by providing a jurisdiction clause in the contract.
Lack of territorial jurisdiction may only be raised by the court handling the matter or by the
debtor during the proceedings initiated by his opposition.
Official translation
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In force from 10 April 1998
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Section 3 of the Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/aupsrve-1998