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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Absentees

Article 1063

The application shall be made, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to guardianship of adults.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Absentees

Article 1068

The time limit within which extracts from the judgment declaring absence must be published may not exceed six months from the pronouncement of that judgment; it shall be mentioned in the extracts subm…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1073

The family court judge shall, where appropriate, be the pre-trial judge.He shall perform the functions of an interim relief judge.In the cases provided for by law or regulation, he shall rule in accor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Dilatory defences.

Article 109

The judge may grant the defendant time to call a guarantor. The proceedings shall continue on the expiry of the period within which the guarantor may appear, unless the guarantee claim is decided sepa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Dilatory defences.

Article 108

…e must suspend the proceedings where the party requesting it enjoys either a period for taking inventory and deliberating, or the benefit of discussion or division, or some other waiting period under…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1040

In all proceedings in which a challenge to nationality or to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is raised as the main issue or as an incidental issue, a copy of the summons or th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1038

The judicial court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear at first instance disputes concerning the French or foreign nationality of natural persons, subject to the provisions set out in the Civil Code fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1039

The judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place of residence of the person whose nationality is in question or, if that person does not live in France, the judicial court of Pari…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1041

The judgment may not be provisionally enforced.The time limit for an appeal in cassation suspends enforcement of the judgment; an appeal in cassation brought within this time limit also suspends enfor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Evidence.

Article 10

The judge has the power to order ex officio all legally permissible investigative measures.

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