Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 612

612. (1) The provisions of article 606 shall also apply in the case where, for the reasons set out in that article, there are sufficient grounds to believe that a witness whose production has been disallowed in the court of first instance will not be able to attend before the appellate court. (2) In any such case, the examination of the witness shall be ordered by the court before which the cause is pending, but the deposition shall be kept closed and sealed until the appellate court shall have declared the w itness to be competent. Evidence of person residing abroad. Amended by: XI.1977.2; VIII.1990.3; XXIV .1995.228. Stay of proceedings.