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Article 53 of the French Civil Code

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction may at any time verify the state of the registers; he or she will draw up a summary report of the verification, denounce any contraventions or offences committed by civil registrars, and request that they be fined.

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Article 53

Le procureur de la République territorialement compétent pourra à tout moment vérifier l’état des registres ; il dressera un procès-verbal sommaire de la vérification, dénoncera les contraventions ou délits commis par les officiers de l’état civil, et requerra contre eux la condamnation aux amendes.

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