Procedures
Spanish-derived procedure with OHADA enforcement
Civil procedure derives from Spanish law as received, with OHADA's recovery and enforcement Act applying to execution since accession. The Tribunal Supremo is the final national instance and the CCJA takes Uniform Act questions.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Ordinary courts and the Tribunal Supremo; the CCJA for Uniform Act points.
- Deadline — Appeal: within the statutory period from service
- Deadline — Injonción de pago under the Uniform Act: opposition within fifteen days
Governing law
- Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil as received and amended
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
Equatorial Guinea is the only OHADA member whose procedural tradition is Spanish, so the harmonised Uniform Act on enforcement is grafted onto Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil forms rather than French ones — a genuine practical complication in cross-border enforcement within OHADA.