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Article 1055-1 of the French Code of civil procedure

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction to challenge before the family court the first name or names chosen by the parents, pursuant to the third paragraph of article 57 of the Civil Code, is that in whose jurisdiction the child’s birth certificate is held.

Where the birth record has been drawn up or transcribed by the diplomatic or consular authorities, the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the central civil status department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is based.

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Article 1055-1

Le procureur de la République territorialement compétent pour contester devant le juge aux affaires familiales le ou les prénoms choisis par les parents, en application du troisième alinéa de l’article 57 du code civil, est celui dans le ressort duquel est détenu l’acte de naissance de l’enfant.

Lorsque l’acte de naissance a été dressé ou transcrit par les autorités diplomatiques ou consulaires, le procureur de la République territorialement compétent est celui du lieu où est établi le service central d’état civil du ministère des affaires étrangères.

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