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Article 48 of the French Civil Code

Any civil status record of French nationals in a foreign country will be valid if it has been received, in accordance with French law, by diplomatic or consular agents.

The civil status data is kept by automated processing satisfying the conditions laid down in Article 40 and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which may issue copies and extracts.

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Article 48

Tout acte de l’état civil des Français en pays étranger sera valable s’il a été reçu, conformément aux lois françaises, par les agents diplomatiques ou consulaires.

La conservation des données de l’état civil est assurée par un traitement automatisé satisfaisant aux conditions prévues à l’article 40 et mis en œuvre par le ministère des affaires étrangères, qui peut en délivrer des copies et des extraits.

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