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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 68

In the event of opposition, the civil registrar will not be able to celebrate the marriage until he has been given the release, on pain of a €3,000 fine and all damages.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 63

Prior to the celebration of the marriage, the civil registrar will make a publication by means of a poster affixed to the door of the common house. This publication will state the forenames, surnames,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 64

The poster provided for in the previous article will remain affixed to the door of the common house for ten days. The marriage may not be celebrated before the tenth day since and not including that o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 69

If the publication has been made in several communes, the civil registrar of each commune shall without delay send to the one of them who is to celebrate the marriage a certificate stating that there…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 67

The civil registrar will, without delay, make a summary entry of the oppositions in the marriage register; he will also make a note, in the margin of the entry of the said oppositions, of the judgment…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 69

The master of a ship arriving in the maritime zone of the Customs radius shall, at the first requisition : a) submit the original of the manifest for endorsement ne varietur by the Customs officers wh…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 68

1. Goods arriving by sea must be listed on the ship's manifest or general cargo list. 2. This document must be signed by the master; it must mention the type and number of packages, their marks and nu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 600

No one may, under any circumstances, take advantage against the party being prosecuted of the violation or omission of the rules established to ensure the latter's defence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 612

In criminal or police matters, if the judgment and proceedings are set aside for lack of jurisdiction, the Cour de cassation refers the case back to the judges who must hear it and designates them. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 609

When the Cour de cassation quashes a judgment or ruling handed down in a criminal or police matter, it shall refer the proceedings and the parties back to a court of the same order and degree as the o…

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