1.A litigant may request the supervising judge or the court, as the case may be, to order his opposing party to produce any paper or electronic instrument in the latter's possession that has bearing on the action in the following cases: a.If the law entitles him to request the production or receipt thereof; b.If the instrument is shared between him and his opposing party. An instrument shall be deemed jointly belongs to both litigants, in particular if it serves the interests of both litigants, proves their mutual obligations and rights or affects the legal position of both litigants. c.If his opposing party relies on such instrument at any stage of the proceedings. 2.The request referred to in Clause (1) of this Article shall not be admissible unless it satisfies the following elements: a.Description and content of the instrument in as much detail as possible; b.The indications and circumstances proving that the instrument is in the opposing party's possession; and c.The fact required to be proved by the instrument, and the grounds for obligating the opposing party to produce it.
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