Article 264. Entry of the decision into legal force

The decision of the court shall enter into force after the expiration of the period for filing an appeal (protest), if it has not been appealed (protested). In the event of an appeal (protest) against the decision, the decision shall enter into force after consideration of the case by the court of appellate instance, if it has not been annulled.

Upon entry of the decision into legal force, the parties and other persons participating in the case as well as their legal successors may not repeat in court the same claims on the same grounds, or challenge within another process the facts and legal relations established by the court.

If a case is instituted in court at the application of the prosecutor or a State administration body, organization, or individual in line with the procedure stipulated by this Code, the court decision that has entered into legal force shall be mandatory for the person in whose interests the case was instituted. If upon entry into legal force of the decision, according to which periodic payments from the defendant (alimony, compensation for damage to health or death, etc.) have been awarded, circumstances affecting the determination of the amount of payments or their duration significantly change, each party shall have the right to demand to change the amount and duration of payments by filing a new application.