Where the law requires written form for a contract or for the establishment of another right, such right may not be proven by other means unless it is proved by the party relying upon such document that the document evidencing this right has been destroyed, stolen or lost.
Civil Procedure Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 198
Proof in Writing · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.