French Code of civil procedure

The central authority designated under the international and European instruments relating to the international wrongful removal of children shall transmit to the public prosecutor at the judicial court with territorial jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 211-12 of the Code of Judicial Organisation the request for return submitted to it. I. – When the request concerns a child who has been moved or retained in France, the Public Prosecutor shall, upon…

Actions brought on the basis of the provisions of international and European instruments relating to the unlawful international removal of children are brought before the family affairs judge of the court with territorial jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 211-12 of the code of judicial organisation. A request for a ban on the child leaving French territory without the authorisation of both parents shall also be brought before the judge referred…

The application to obtain the return of the child, pursuant to the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits.

As soon as he or she is informed of the return order, the public prosecutor responsible for enforcing it, who is the prosecutor at the judicial court specially designated pursuant to article L. 211-12 of the Code de l’organisation judiciaire, in whose jurisdiction the child is, may hear or have heard the person with whom the child who is the subject of this decision is staying.

In order to determine the arrangements for enforcing the return order that are best suited to the circumstances of the case, the public prosecutor responsible for enforcing it may: – enlist the services of any qualified person for the purpose of promoting the amicable enforcement of the order and determining the arrangements for the child’s return; – request any qualified person to verify the material, family and social situation of…