Procedures
Code de procédure civile with OHADA enforcement and CCJA appeal
Civil procedure follows the French model with written pleadings and appeal to the Cour d'appel. Enforcement and simplified debt recovery are governed by the OHADA Uniform Act, and final appeal on Uniform Act points lies to the CCJA.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Tribunal de grande instance, Cour d'appel, then Cour de cassation or the CCJA on Uniform Act questions.
- Deadline — Appeal: one month from service
- Deadline — Opposition to an injonction de payer: 15 days
- Deadline — CCJA pourvoi: two months
Governing law
- Loi n° 022-2019 portant Code de procédure civile
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
The 2019 procedural code modernised time limits and case management, but enforcement against assets still runs through the OHADA voies d'exécution, which supply the saisie procedures and the role of the huissier. A creditor's practical problem in Burkina Faso is rarely obtaining judgment; it is executing against assets in regions where court officers cannot safely travel.