Procedures
French-derived procedure across three islands, with OHADA enforcement
Civil procedure follows the received French model, with OHADA's recovery and enforcement Act applying since 2010. Each island has courts of first instance, with a single Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for the Union.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Tribunaux de première instance on each island, the Cour d'appel and Cour suprême for the Union, and the CCJA for Uniform Act points.
- Deadline — Appel: one month from service
- Deadline — Injonction de payer: opposition within fifteen days
Governing law
- Code de procédure civile comorien
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
Inter-island procedure is the distinctive difficulty: service, enforcement and appeal all require movement between islands, and the concentration of appellate capacity in Moroni means litigants from Anjouan and Mohéli face a practical burden that the code does not address.