Canon 1599

Can. 1599 §1. When everything pertaining to the production of proofs has been completed, the conclusion of the case is reached.

Can. 1599 §2. This conclusion occurs whenever the parties declare that they have nothing else to add, the useful time prescribed by the judge to propose proofs has elapsed, or the judge declares that the case is instructed sufficiently.

Can. 1599 §3. The judge is to issue a decree that the case has reached its conclusion, in whatever manner it has occurred.