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Article 97 of the French Civil Code

Death certificates received by the military authority, in all cases provided for in Article 93 above, or by the civil authority for members of the armed forces, civilians taking part in their action, in service, or persons employed in the wake of the armies, may be the subject of an administrative rectification under conditions fixed by decree, during the periods and in the territories where the military authority is empowered, by the said article 93, to receive such acts if necessary.

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Article 97

Les actes de décès reçus par l’autorité militaire, dans tous les cas prévus à l’article 93 ci-dessus, ou par l’autorité civile pour des membres des forces armées, des civils participant à leur action, en service commandé, ou des personnes employées à la suite des armées, peuvent être l’objet d’une rectification administrative dans des conditions fixées par décret, dans les périodes et sur les territoires où l’autorité militaire est habilitée, par ledit article 93, à recevoir éventuellement ces actes.

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