Not only is the evidence-exchange system an organic component of the pretrial procedure, but it is a vital intermediate link of commencing a lawsuit and hearing a case.

证据交换制度不仅是审前程序的有机组成部分，而且是当事人起诉与法院审判的一个至关重要的中间环节。

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