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Article 90 of the French Civil Code

If it does not originate from the public prosecutor, the request is forwarded to the court through his intermediary. The case is heard and decided in chambers. The assistance of a lawyer is not compulsory and all procedural documents, as well as copies and extracts of said documents, are exempt from stamp duty and registered free of charge.

If the court considers that the death has not been sufficiently established, it may order any additional measure of information and in particular request an administrative enquiry into the circumstances of the disappearance.

If death is declared, the date of death must be fixed taking into account the presumptions drawn from the circumstances of the case and, failing this, on the day of the disappearance. This date must never be indeterminate.

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Article 90

Lorsqu’elle n’émane pas du procureur de la République, la requête est transmise par son intermédiaire au tribunal. L’affaire est instruite et jugée en chambre du conseil. Le ministère d’avocat n’est pas obligatoire et tous les actes de la procédure, ainsi que les expéditions et extraits desdits actes, sont dispensés du timbre et enregistrés gratis.

Si le tribunal estime que le décès n’est pas suffisamment établi, il peut ordonner toute mesure d’information complémentaire et requérir notamment une enquête administrative sur les circonstances de la disparition.

Si le décès est déclaré, sa date doit être fixée en tenant compte des présomptions tirées des circonstances de la cause et, à défaut, au jour de la disparition. Cette date ne doit jamais être indéterminée.

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