Procedures
French-derived procedure with OHADA execution
Civil procedure follows the received French model, with OHADA's simplified recovery and enforcement Act governing execution. The Cour de cassation is the final national instance and the CCJA takes Uniform Act questions.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Tribunaux de première instance, Cours d'appel, Cour de cassation, 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 gabonais
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
As in other OHADA states, enforcement is the harmonised part of Gabonese procedure while the route to judgment remains national — so a creditor's strategy usually turns on the Uniform Act rather than the domestic code.