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Article 23-1 of the French Code of civil procedure

If one of the parties is deaf, the judge shall designate to assist him or her, by non-appealable order, an interpreter in sign language or in completed spoken language, or any qualified person who has mastered a language or method enabling communication with the deaf. The judge may also use any technical device enabling communication with this party.

However, the previous paragraph does not apply if the deaf party appears assisted by a person of his or her choice who is able to communicate with him or her.

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Article 23-1

Si l’une des parties est atteinte de surdité, le juge désigne pour l’assister, par ordonnance non susceptible de recours, un interprète en langue des signes ou en langage parlé complété, ou toute personne qualifiée maîtrisant un langage ou une méthode permettant de communiquer avec les sourds. Le juge peut également recourir à tout dispositif technique permettant de communiquer avec cette partie.

Toutefois, l’alinéa précédent n’est pas applicable si la partie atteinte de surdité comparaît assistée d’une personne de son choix en mesure d’assurer la communication avec elle.

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