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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316

…well as the identification of the authority that issued the document, the date and place of issue; 2° His or her domicile or residence by producing a supporting document dated less than three months.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

…his or her spouse, and, after obtaining their agreement, appoint a family mediator to carry it out ;2° Enjoin the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-5

…provided by any means, may be:1° That she presents herself publicly as belonging to the claimed sex;2° That she is known by the claimed sex to her family, friends or professional circle;3° That she ha…

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Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 174

…wo cases:1° Where the consent of the family council, required by Article 159, has not been obtained;2° Where the opposition is based on the alteration of the personal faculties of the future spouse ;…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 164

…rriages between relatives in the direct line where the person who created the alliance is deceased; 2° (Repealed); 3° By Article 163.

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Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 79

The death certificate will state:1° The day, time and place of death;2° The first names, surname, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased;3° The first names, surnames, occupat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-1

…is established by an act drawn up by the civil registrar of the place where the person is resident; 2° Outside the national territory or in all cases where the civil registry service is no longer prov…

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Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

…s, surnames, occupations, ages, dates and places of birth, domiciles and residences of the spouses; 2° The forenames, surnames, occupations and domiciles of the fathers and mothers; 3° The consent of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 63

…f that the person in charge of the protective measure provided for in article 460 has been informed;2° A joint hearing of the future spouses, unless this is impossible or it appears from the documents…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

…he words: "tribunal de grande instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department" are replaced by the words: "in the co…

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