Cap. 12 ст. 610Deposition may be taken independently of reasons mentioned in article 606.

(1) The provisions of article 606 shall, independently of the reasons mentioned in that article, apply also in any case in which, in an action before the Civil Court, First Hall, a demand to that effect is made, by means of a note, by all parties to the action, and also in the case where the court so orders.

(2) In any such case, the provisions of the last part of article

606(1) shall not apply; but the answers given by the witnesses shall be taken down in the manner provided in article 594(1), and the deposition shall be signed or marked by the witness and countersigned by the judicial assistant who shall transmit it to the registrar.

(3) If any question shall arise before a judicial assistant as to the competency or relevancy of a witness, or as to the admissibility or relevancy of any question put to a witness, the judicial assistant shall decide the question and record his decision, saving the right of the party aggrieved, in the case of rejection of the witness or question, to apply to the court.

(4) All other provisions of this Code relating to the examination of witnesses before the court shall apply to any examination under this article, in so far as they are applicable.

(5) Nothing in this article contained shall prevent the court from ordering, either of its own motion or upon the demand of any of the parties, where necessary, that a witness examined under the provisions of this article be recalled and re-examined before it.