Usage

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This template allows for an easy citing of French decrees.

Syntax

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{{cite French decree|number or usual name=n<sup>o</sup> |date in French=|full name=|article=|articles=|language=|lower case=|URL=}}

Parameters

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Parameter Description Requirement
number or usual name number[1] or usual name of the decree optional
date in French full date the decree was enacted (in French) required
full name full name of the decree (in French) optional
article specific article within the decree optional
articles specific articles within the decree optional
language language of the text/URL optional
lower case for the first letter to be in lower case (for in-text citations), specify "yes", otherwise leave blank optional
URL URL hosting a copy of the decree optional

Examples

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With all parameters

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{{cite French decree|number or usual name=n<sup>o</sup> 70-246|date in French=21 mars 1970|article=5|language=French|full name=relatif à la mise en place des universités|language=French|URL=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19700322&pageDebut=02755&pageFin=&pageCourante=02755#}}

will display as:

Décret no 70-246 du 21 mars 1970 relatif à la mise en place des universités, article 5 (in French)

Without article

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{{cite French decree|number or usual name=n<sup>o</sup> 70-246|date in French=21 mars 1970|language=French|full name=relatif à la mise en place des universités|URL=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19700322&pageDebut=02755&pageFin=&pageCourante=02755#}}

will display as:

Décret no 70-246 du 21 mars 1970 relatif à la mise en place des universités (in French)

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{{cite French decree|number or usual name=n<sup>o</sup> 70-246|date in French=21 mars 1970|lower case=yes}}

will display as:

décret no 70-246 du 21 mars 1970

Further information

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The official French legalese definition of décret is in section 1.3.3 of Guide de légistique (3 ed.), La documentation Française, 2017, ISBN 978-2-11-145578-8, retrieved 2022-07-08 See also section 6 (Principales règles typographiques...) for everything you wanted to know about French legal citation formatting.

The basic layout of most French statutes is described in English at "Codes & Legislation". France: legal resources. Bodleian Libraries – University of Oxford. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The French Imprimerie nationale recommends the use of the form "no" (an "n" followed by a superscript lowercase "o"). The plural form "nos" can also be used. Lexique des règles typographiques en usage à l'imprimerie nationale (in French). Paris: Imprimerie nationale. 2011. ISBN 9782743304829.