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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 180

If he does not proceed immediately, the judge shall fix the place, day and time of the verification; if necessary, he shall appoint a member of the bench to carry it out.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 197

The judge may summon minors and protected adults subject to the rules relating to the capacity of persons and the taking of evidence, as well as their legal representatives or those assisting them.He…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 10

Everyone is obliged to assist justice with a view to ascertaining the truth. Anyone who, without legitimate cause, fails to fulfil this obligation when lawfully required to do so, may be compelled to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 1

Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force on the date they specify or, failing that, on the day following their publication. However,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19

A child born in France of unknown parents is French. However, he or she will be deemed never to have been French if, during his or her minority, his or her filiation is established with regard to a fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 15

A Frenchman may be brought before a court in France, for obligations contracted by him in a foreign country, even with a foreigner.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 11

A foreigner shall enjoy in France the same civil rights as those which are or shall be granted to French nationals by the treaties of the nation to which such foreigner belongs.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17

French nationality is granted, acquired or lost in accordance with the provisions set out in this title, subject to the application of treaties and other international commitments made by France.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 14

A foreigner, even one not resident in France, may be summoned before the French courts, for the performance of obligations contracted by him in France with a Frenchman; he may be brought before the co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16

The law ensures the primacy of the individual, prohibits any attack on his or her dignity and guarantees respect for the human being from the beginning of his or her life.

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