In 2022, civil courts of the first instance in France resolved a pending case in about 333 days. According to the source, the European median was 239 days. By comparison, the duration time in administrative courts of first instance was about 314 days. In the same year, the clearance rate in administrative courts of first instance was 96 percent, which means that the court resolved fewer cases than the number that had been referred to it.
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Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2022, by instance
(in number of days)
The source adds the following information: "The duration time measures the theoretical time needed for a pending case to be resolved in court, taking into account the current workload of the courts."
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Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). (September 9, 2024). Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2022, by instance (in number of days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). "Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2022, by instance (in number of days)." Chart. September 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). (2024). Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2022, by instance (in number of days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). "Length of Time Needed to Dispose of The Stock of Cases Pending in Civil, Criminal and Administrative Courts in France in 2022, by Instance (in Number of Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice), Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2022, by instance (in number of days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/ (last visited June 15, 2025)
Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2022, by instance (in number of days) [Graph], Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice), September 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
