Procedures
Code de procédure civile with OHADA enforcement and CCJA appeal
Procedure follows the French model, with appeal to the Cour d'appel and pourvoi to the Cour suprême, except on Uniform Act points where the CCJA is final. Enforcement uses the OHADA voies d'exécution.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Tribunal de grande instance, Cour d'appel, then Cour suprême 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° 99-046 portant Code de procédure civile, commerciale et sociale
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
Formal civil litigation reaches only part of the country; in much of central and northern Mali disputes are resolved by customary mediation or by armed groups. Where the courts do sit, the OHADA enforcement Act governs execution, and the fifteen-day window to oppose an injonction de payer is the critical deadline for debtors.