Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 600

600. It shall be lawful to produce any declaration made in writing in any place before a magistrate or other person, whether in articulo mortis or at any other time, in the presence or in the absence of the parties, with or without oath, provided it is shown that such declaration was made deliberately and in such circumstances as lead to the belief that there was no intention to depart from the truth, and that the party who made such declaration would have been a competent witness if he could be called to give his evidence at the trial. Arrest of false witness. Amended by: VIII.1990.3.