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Article 14 of the French Civil Code

A foreigner, even one not resident in France, may be summoned before the French courts, for the performance of obligations contracted by him in France with a Frenchman; he may be brought before the courts of France, for obligations contracted by him in a foreign country towards Frenchmen.

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Article 14

L’étranger, même non résidant en France, pourra être cité devant les tribunaux français, pour l’exécution des obligations par lui contractées en France avec un Français ; il pourra être traduit devant les tribunaux de France, pour les obligations par lui contractées en pays étranger envers des Français.

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