English Translation

117 -10 - Oberlandesgericht in Prague as soon as the application of the Attorney General has been received by him. § 21 Proceedings of the German Higher Regional Court (1)The German Higher regional court decides on the application without oral proceedings by order in the occupation intended for the proceedings in civil matters. The Court of First Instance may, of its own motion, use any means of proof which it considers appropriate and necessary to clarify the matter and to ensure that a proper decision is taken. In civil matters, the German Oberlandesgericht may, at the request of the party which has brought the proceedings before the Protectorate Court, refer the case to the competent German department of first instance, simultaneously with the statement that the proceedings are null and void. The application may be recorded as such orally; it shall not be subject to the obligation of a lawyer. § 18 para. 2 - 5 applies• (2) The decision of the German Oberlandesgericht is unchallenged; it is binding on the German Geriohte and the Geriohete of the Protectorate. a § 22 Costs of the annulled procedure If the proceedings of a Protectorate court are declared void because of the overrun of the jurisdiction to which it is entitled, the judicial and extrajudicial costs of this procedure shall be borne by the party who has brought the proceedings. The German Oberlandesgericht may otherwise distribute the costs if that corresponds to equity. § 23 Costs of the procedure of the German Oberlandsgericht In the proceedings of the Deutscher Oberlandsgeriont, costs, fees or stamps are not levied. The extrajudicial costs incurred by the parties in the proceedings shall be regarded as part of the costs of a judicial procedure for the same subject-matter.