Article 168. Consideration of approval of the amicable agreement

The issue of approval of the amicable agreement shall be considered in a court session with obligatory participation of the parties, except for cases when such agreement is certified by a notary. Persons participating in the case shall be notified of the time and place of the court session.

The ruling on the approval of the amicable agreement shall be rendered, which indicates the termination of proceedings on the case.

If a settlement agreement is approved by the appellate, cassation, or supervisory instance court, a ruling shall be issued to annul all previously adopted judicial acts in the case and to terminate the proceedings.

If an amicable agreement is concluded at the stage of execution of a judicial act, it shall be submitted for approval to the court of first instance that considered the case.

The issue of approval of the amicable agreement concluded at the stage of execution of the judicial act shall be considered within a ten-day period from the date of its submission to the court according to the rules stipulated by part one of this Article.

The ruling on approval of the amicable agreement concluded at the stage of execution of the judicial act shall contain the conditions of the amicable agreement and the conclusion on approval of the amicable agreement.

The ruling on approval of the amicable agreement may be appealed (protested).

The amicable agreement shall be executed voluntarily by the persons who concluded it and in line with the procedure and within the time limits stipulated by that agreement.

If the amicable agreement approved by the court is not executed voluntarily within the time limits stipulated by this agreement, it shall be subject to enforcement under the rules of this Code on the basis of a writ of execution issued by the court at the request of the person who concluded the amicable agreement, and in part related to recovery of court costs — upon court's initiative.