English translation
If the person against whom a document is adduced denies his handwriting, signature, seal or fingerprint, or the heir or successor swears that he does not know that it emanated from the person from whom he derived the right, and the other litigant continues to rely on the document, and the document is material to the dispute and the facts and documents of the case are insufficient for the court to form its conviction concerning the authenticity of the handwriting, signature, seal or fingerprint, the court shall order an inquiry by comparison, by hearing witnesses, or by both. Comparison shall be conducted in accordance with the rules prescribed for the work of experts, and witnesses shall be heard in accordance with the rules prescribed for witness testimony. Their testimony shall be heard only insofar as it relates to establishing that the writing, signature, seal or fingerprint on the document requiring examination was made by the person to whom it is attributed. Contents of the Law 679 Home Page Evidence Law Decree-Law No. 39 of 1980 concerning Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters
Arabic original
إذا أنكر من تشهد عليه الورقة خطه او امضاءه او ختمه او بصمة اصبعه او حلف
الوارث او الخلف بعدم علمه انها صدرت ممن تلقى الحق عنه وظل الخصم
الاخر متمسكا بالورقة ، وكانت الورقة منتجة في النزاع ولم تكف وقائع الدعوى
ومستنداتها لتكوين عقيدة المحكمة في شأن صحة الخط ، او الامضاء، او الختم، او
بصمة الاصبع أمرت المحكمة بالتحقيق بالمضاهاة او بسماع الشهود او بكليهما .
تجري المضاهاة وفقا للقواعد المقررة في اعمال اهل الخبرة ويحصل سماع الشهود وفقا
للقواعد المقررة في شهادة الشهود ولا تسمع شهادتهم الا فيما يتعلق بإثبات حصول
الكتابة، او الامضاء ، او الختم، او بصمة الاصبع على الورقة المقتضى تحقيقها ممن
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