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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 101

Expédition de l'acte ne peut plus être délivrée qu'avec les rectifications ordonnées, à peine de l'amende édictée par l'article 50 of the Civil Code and all damages against the depositary of the regis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Domicile

Article 107

The acceptance of functions conferred for life, will entail the immediate translation of the domicile of the civil servant in the place where he must exercise these functions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 10

When the civil action is brought before a criminal court, it is time-barred according to the rules of the public action. When it is brought before a civil court, it is time-barred according to the rul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100

…s there are plausible grounds for suspecting him of having committed or attempted to commit, as perpetrator or accomplice, the offence that is the subject of the proceedings or a related offence withi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 102

…d, either separately and without the presence of the parties, or during confrontations carried out between them or with one or other of the parties, by the investigating judge, assisted by his clerk;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 105

Persons against whom there is serious and corroborating evidence of having participated in the acts referred to the investigating judge may not be heard as witnesses.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 103

…he truth. The judge asks them for their surname, first names, age, status, profession, residence, whether they are related or allied to the parties and to what degree or whether they are in their serv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 107

…d by the examining magistrate, the court clerk and the witness and, where applicable, by the interpreter. In the absence of approval, such erasures and cross-references shall be null and void.The same…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 101

…seful. A copy of this summons shall be delivered to them. Witnesses may also be summoned by simple letter, by registered letter or through administrative channels; they may also appear voluntarily. Wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 106

…s unwilling or unable to sign, this is noted in the minutes. Each page is also signed by the interpreter if applicable.

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