Question juridique clé
Whether the missed deadline for the advance-of-cost payment should be restored under Article 35 OJ.
Solution extraite
No. The applicant was not prevented without fault from acting in time; the postal mistake was obvious, and he failed to take reasonable steps to monitor or secure the mail and to act through a third person or directly contact the court.
Motifs extraits
Restoration requires a non-fault impediment. Although the post erred by handing over only one of two notices, the omission was evident and could have been corrected immediately. As a lawyer who had elected domicile, the applicant had to expect court communications. His illness did not establish an incapacity to act throughout the relevant period, and he could have arranged alternative receipt and follow-up.