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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Procedural exceptions.

Article 73

A plea in bar of procedure is any plea which seeks either to have the proceedings declared irregular or extinguished, or to suspend their course.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 79

Where the court does not rule on the substance of the dispute, but the determination of jurisdiction depends on a question of substance, the court must, in the operative part of the judgment, rule on…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 77

In non-contentious matters, the court may note of its own motion that it does not have territorial jurisdiction. In contentious matters, he may do so only in disputes relating to the status of persons…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 7

The exercise of civil rights is independent of the exercise of political rights, which are acquired and retained in accordance with constitutional and electoral laws.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 71

One of the future spouses who is unable to obtain this deed may make up for it by producing a notarised deed issued by a notary or, abroad, by the competent French diplomatic or consular authorities.T…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 74

The marriage will be celebrated, at the choice of the spouses, in the commune where one of them, or one of their parents, has his or her domicile or residence established by at least one month's conti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 75

…ture spouses the articles 212 and 213, the first paragraph of Articles 214 and 215, and of Article 371-1 du présent code. However, in the event of serious impediment, the public prosecutor of the plac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
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 III: Marriage certificates.

Article 70

Each of the future spouses shall provide the civil registrar who is to celebrate the marriage with an extract from his or her birth record, indicating filiation, which must not be more than three mont…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 78

The death record will be drawn up by the civil registrar of the commune where the death occurred, on the declaration of a relative of the deceased or on that of a person possessing the most accurate a…

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