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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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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 73

The authentic act of the consent of the father and mother or grandparents or, in their absence, that of the family council, shall contain the forenames, surnames, occupations and domicile of the futur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…m the day on which the offence was committed.Public prosecution of the crimes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 73

In cases of flagrant crime or flagrant misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment, any person is entitled to apprehend the perpetrator and bring him before the nearest judicial police officer.When the pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74

…lice officer of his choice.Unless they are registered on one of the lists provided for in article 157, the persons so called shall swear an oath in writing to assist justice in honour and in good cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77

The provisions of articles 61-1 and 61-2 relating to the hearing of a suspected person or a victim as well as those of articles 62-2 to 64-1 relating to police custody are applicable during the prelim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 70

…quire, the public prosecutor may, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article 73, issue a search warrant for any person against whom there are one or more plausible grounds for s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 72

When the public prosecutor and the investigating judge are simultaneously at the scene, the public prosecutor may request the opening of a regular investigation to be referred to the investigating jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76

Searches, home visits and seizures of exhibits or property whose confiscation is provided for in article 131-21 of the Penal Code may not be carried out without the express consent of the person at wh…

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