Unauthenticated photocopies of documents are admissible evidence under Polish Civil Procedure Code Articles 232 and 308.
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AI generatedThe court ruled that unauthenticated photocopies of documents attached to a claim or other procedural writing retain evidentiary power under the Polish Civil Procedure Code. Although these copies do not qualify as evidence from documents under Articles 244 and 245, they are recognized as one of the means of proof under Article 232 in conjunction with Article 308. Consequently, the court decided to evaluate these materials as standard evidence based on the general principles of proof assessment outlined in Article 233.
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AI generatedArt. 232 k.p.c. w zw. z art. 308 k.p.c.; Art. 244 k.p.c.; Art. 245 k.p.c.; Art. 233 k.p.c.: Unauthenticated photocopies of documents attached to procedural writings constitute a valid means of proof and are subject to judicial evaluation under the general rules of evidence assessment.
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Dowody z określonych dokumentów załączonych do pozwu lub innego pisma procesowego w formie niepoświadczonych kserokopii, choć nie stanowią dowodów z dokumentów, o których mowa w art. 244 i art. 245 k.p.c., nie są pozbawione mocy dowodowej, w rozumieniu art. 232 k.p.c. w zw. z art. 308 k.p.c. stanowią one jeden ze środków dowodowych. Tak jak inne dowody, podlegają one ocenie sądu na podstawie art. 233 k.p.c.