paragraph 340 in volume 3, chapter 24, Provisional Measures of Protection
Proceedings for the indication of provisional measures are commenced unilaterally by the filing of a written request for the indication of provisional measures (demande en indication de mesures conservatoires par écrit). Either party to the mainline litigation may request provisional measures to preserve any rights which it is claiming. The party initiating the provisional measures proceedings is in the technical position of an applicant and in t…