Cour de cassation (Cass.) Supreme Court; seat in Paris Jurisdiction: Appeal on questions of law only, against decisions by any court against which no other remedy is available anymore (independent of the value of the dispute) according to Art. L 111-2 COJ. The Cour de cassation does not retry the case itself, but rather verifies that the law was correctly applied by the courts and the courts of appeal.
Cour d'appel (CA) Court of Appeal (court of the second instance) Jurisdiction: Appeal against decisions by the T.I. (if value of dispute exceeds FRF 13,000), T.G.I. and Trib. com. according to Art. R 211-1 COJ
Tribunal d'instance (T.I.) District Court Jurisdiction: Disputes in civil matters involving a value not exceeding FRF 30,000 according to Art. R 321-1 COJ	Tribunal de grande instance (T.G.I.) Higher District Court Jurisdiction: Disputes in civil matters involving a value exceeding FRF 30,000 according to Art. R 311-1 COJ	Tribunal de commerce (Trib. com.) Commercial Court Jurisdiction: Disputes between merchants (commercants) or concerning transactions governed by commercial law. In departements without Trib. com. the jurisdiction over disputes in commercial matters is exercised by the T.G.I.