Court Fees Law
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- Article 1In applying the provisions of this Law, the value of the action shall be assessed by reference to what the plaintiff claims in its statement of claim. If the plaintiff…
- Article 2If an action includes multiple claims of known value, whether principal claims or principal and alternative claims, arising from a single legal cause, valuation shall be…
- Article 4a) Actions seeking a judgment confirming the validity of contracts shall be valued at the value of the subject matter of the contract. If the contract is an exchange…
- Article 5If it is impossible to value an action, the action shall be deemed to be of unassessed value, and the actions 1-2 Replaced pursuant to Decree-Law No. 78 of 2025…
- Article 6An ad valorem fee shall be imposed on actions of known value as follows: a- 5% up to thirty thousand dinars. b- 3.5% on the amount exceeding thirty thousand dinars and…
- Article 7A fixed fee shall be imposed on actions of unquantified value as follows: a- Ten dinars for applications and orders on petitions submitted to the Enforcement Department.…
- Article 8If the action includes multiple principal claims, or principal and alternative claims, all of unassessed value, a fee shall be imposed on each separately; where these…
- Article 9A fixed fee shall be imposed on the following actions: a- Actions relating to personal status of all kinds. b- Partition actions between co-owners. c- Grievances against…
- Article 10Fees shall be collected in respect of every action for which a year has elapsed from the date it was struck out without being reinstated, or from the date of expiry of…
- Article 11All fees due shall be collected upon submission of the statement of claim, application or order, without prejudice to any contrary provisions prescribed by law. Fourth…
- Article 12Half of the proportional or fixed fees shall be refunded if the action ends in a settlement and the court ratifies that settlement. All fees shall be refunded in the…
- Article 13a) An application for interpretation or correction of a judgment, if the application is granted. (1) The first paragraph was replaced pursuant to Decree-Law No. 78 of…
- Article 15The application for exemption shall be submitted to the Registry of the Court of First Instance, accompanied by the documents supporting it or copies thereof. The…
- Article 16The committee referred to in the preceding Article may, during the proceedings or after judgment therein, upon an application by the Judicial Fees Department or a…
- Article 17If the exempt person's opponent is ordered to pay the fees, payment must first be demanded from him. If collection from him proves impossible, recourse for them may be…
- Article 19A fee of half a dinar shall be imposed for each sheet of a copy of the judgment requested by persons other than the litigants. The same fee shall also be imposed for…
- Article 20The provisions of this Law shall not prejudice the provisions of Law No. 7 of 1961 Exempting the Government from Judicial and Other Fees, nor exemptions from these fees…
- Article 22Courts shall determine actions and applications for which the fee has been paid in advance or temporary exemption therefrom has been established. No action or…
- Article 23The provisions of Article 123 of the aforementioned Civil and Commercial Procedure Law shall apply to orders assessing fees and grievances against them. Without…