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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 324

Judgments handed down in matters of filiation may be set up against persons who were not parties to them. The latter have the right to lodge third-party proceedings against them within the period ment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Actions to establish parentage

Article 329

Where the presumption of paternity has been set aside pursuant to Article 313, each of the spouses may request, during the child's minority, that its effects be re-established by proving that the husb…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 323

Actions relating to parentage cannot be waived.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 322

The action may be brought by the heirs of a deceased person before the expiry of the period that was allowed to the deceased person to bring the action. The heirs may also continue the action already…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 32

It is represented before each criminal court.It attends the hearings of the trial courts; all decisions are handed down in its presence.It ensures the enforcement of court decisions..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 324

The president shall order the bailiff to call the witnesses called by the public prosecutor, the accused and the civil party whose names have been served in accordance with the requirements of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 325

The president orders the witnesses to retire to the room designated for them. They shall leave only to give evidence. The president shall, if necessary, take all appropriate measures to prevent the wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Appearance of the accused

Article 322

If order is disturbed by the accused himself, the provisions of Article 321 shall be applied to him. The accused, when expelled from the courtroom, shall be kept by the police, until the end of the pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 329

Witnesses called by the public prosecutor or the parties shall be heard in the debate, even if they have not given evidence at the hearing, or if they have not been summoned, provided that their names…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Appearance of the accused

Article 320

If the accused does not comply with the summons, the president may order that he be brought before the court by force; he may also, after reading out at the hearing the report recording his resistance…

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