Procedures
Code de procédure civile with commercial chambers and OHADA enforcement
Civil 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 première 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
- Code de procédure civile
- Loi n° 2019-015 portant Code de l'organisation judiciaire
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
The 2019 judicial organisation code reorganised the courts and created commercial chambers within the ordinary courts rather than separate commercial tribunals as Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire did. For creditors the practical route remains the OHADA injonction de payer, and Lomé's arbitration centre handles a growing share of port and logistics disputes.