786. A party seeking recognition or enforcement of a foreign decision attaches to his application a copy of the decision and an attestation emanating from a competent foreign public officer stating that the decision is no longer, in the State in which it was rendered, subject to ordinary remedy and that it is final or enforceable.
If the decision was rendered by default, a certified copy of the documents establishing that the procedure which instituted the proceedings was duly served on the defaulting party is attached to the application.
All documents drafted in a language other than French or English must be accompanied with a translation authenticated in Québec.
1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 786; 1973, c. 38, s. 88; 1992, c. 57, s. 367.