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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 71

…his or her father and mother if known, the place and, as far as possible, the time of birth and the causes which prevent the birth certificate from being produced. The notarial deed is signed by the n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 74

…micile or residence established by at least one month's continuous dwelling on the date of the publication provided for by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 75

On the day designated by the parties, after the publication period, the civil registrar, at the town hall, in the presence of at least two witnesses, or at most four, relatives or not of the parties,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 70

…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 months old if it was issued by a French civil re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 78

…possible.To ensure the accuracy of the information declared, the civil registrar may request verification of the deceased's personal data from the custodian of the birth certificate or, in the absenc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 73

…and of all those who have contributed to the act, as well as their degree of kinship. Except in the case provided for by article 159 of the Civil Code, this act of consent is drawn up either by a nota…

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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

In the event of the discovery of a body, whether a violent death or not, but if the cause is unknown or suspicious, the judicial police officer who is notified or, under his supervision, the judicial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77

…ed person or a victim as well as those of articles 62-2 to 64-1 relating to police custody are applicable during the preliminary investigation.

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

Article 70

…east three years' imprisonment so require, 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…

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