Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎136v] (277/1220)

first schedule.
from the Annex to the Convention regarding the Aboihio,
le Capitulations in Egypt signed at Montreux on the 8th m,,’
Extract
of the
1937 -
XU.— Competence.
Article 25.
III. —Competence.
Article 25.
Aux fins de la compttence des
tribunaux mixtes, le
“ strangers ” comprend les ressort
issants des Hautes Parties con-
tractantes a la C onv ention ^
Montreux concemant labolitw
des Capitulations en Egypte, ainsi
que les ressortissants de tout autre
Etat qui pourrait etre vis<§ par
Aucun ressortissant egyptien ne
pourra se prevaloir de la protection
d’une Puissance etrangere. .
Les ressortissants de la Syne et
du Liban ainsi que ceux de la
Palestine et de la Transjordanie
seront justiciables de la juridiction
nationale tant en mature civile
qu’en mature p^nale.
Les ressortissants Strangers
(citoyens, sujets et prot6g6s)
appartenant a des religions, con
fessions ou rites pour lesquels il
existe des tribunaux 6gyptiens de
statut personnel, continueront,
dans les memes conditions qu'e
/lone Ip k etre iug£s, en
naux.
Les ressortissants susvis^s auront
en outre la faculty d’opter en
mati^re civile et commerciale entre
la juridiction mixte et la juridic
tion nationale. Lorsqu’un desdits
ressortissants sera cit&, dans 1’une
de ces matieres, devant un
tribunal national, dans une affaire
a propos de laqiuelle il n’aura pas
prealablement accepts la compet
ence de la juridiction nationale, il
devra, s’il desire dediner la compet
ence du tribunal saisi, le faire par
lettre fecommandee ou exploit
d’huissier, ou au plus tard ci la
premiere audience, faute de quoi
le tribunal sera competent.
For the purposes of detenninmH
the competence of the Mixed
Tribunals, the word “ foreigners ”
shall be taken to mean nationals
of the High Contracting Parties to
the Montreux Convention concern
ing the Abolition of Capitulations
in Egypt, together with nationals
of any other State that may ^
specified by decree.
No Egyptian national may avail
himself of the protection of a
foreign Power.
Nationals of Syria and the
Lebanon and also those of Pales
tine and Trans-Jordan shall come
within the competence of the
National jurisdiction as regards
both civil and criminal matters.
Foreign nationals (citizens, sub
jects and protected persons) be
longing to religions, confessions or
sects for which there exist
Egyptian Tribunals dealing with
matters of personal status, shall
continue to have their cases heard
by the said Tribunals in such
matters under the same conditions
as in the past.
The nationals specified above
shall, moreover, have the right to
opt between the Mixed jurisdic
tion and the National jurisdiction
in civil and commercial matters.
When one of the said nationals is
summoned in respect of either of
the said matters before a National
Tribunal, in a case in connection
with which he has not previously
accepted the competence of the
National jurisdiction, he shall, if
he wishes to challenge the com
petence of the Tribunal before
wdiich the case is brought, do so
by registered letter or by senice
of a writ, or at the latest at t e
first hearing, failing which the
Tribunal shall be competent.
Le statut
Les contests
relatives a
des persons
notamment
mariage, a
rdciproques
au regime <
au divorce,
separation,
reconnaissai
paternite,
ascendants
1’obligation
parents et
Idgitimatior
tutelle, & b
tion, & 1 &
tions, aux
ments et
cause de 1
la presomf
L’etat
personnes
nationales
Les con
a, la valid
par la loi
epoux.
Dans le
rapports
la separs
repudiatic
aux bien:
la loi
moment
mariage.
Les drc
entre par
par la lo
L’oblig
par la lo
Les m;
tion, k 1;
naissance
paternite
nationale