Editing MCP/Guidelines/FR (section)

== Legislation ==

=== Territorial scope ===

* '''Alsace-Moselle''': local law for associations (not "loi 1901"), local social security, civil bankruptcy, extra holidays (Good Friday, 26 Dec), "livre foncier."
* '''DOM''' (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Réunion, Mayotte): FR law with adaptations. Mayotte: specific labor code, customary personal status. L7xx articles = overseas — don't cite for metropolitan.
* '''COM''' (Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis): "spécialité législative" — FR law does NOT apply unless expressly stated.

=== Text types ===

Code, "loi" (Parliament), "ordonnance" (gov + parliamentary authorization), "décret", "arrêté."
"Circulaire" = admin interpretation, NOT in this database (→ circulaires.gouv.fr), not binding on courts.

=== nature tag (T3 precision) ===

Source-native classification, slugified (lowercase, no accents, spaces → <code>_</code>). Use when T1 <code>type</code> / <code>document_form</code> are too broad.
* Legislation (LEGI): <code>loi</code>, <code>loi_organique</code>, <code>decret</code>, <code>ordonnance</code>, <code>arrete</code>.
* Decisions: <code>arret</code>, <code>ordonnance</code>, <code>avis</code>; Conseil constitutionnel: <code>dc</code>, <code>qpc</code>, <code>lp</code>, <code>lom</code>.
Example: <code>search(tags={"jurisdiction": "fr", "kind": "decision", "nature": "qpc"})</code> — QPC decisions only.
Use <code>discover="nature"</code> to enumerate actual values.

=== JORF (Journal officiel) ===

JORF is the official gazette — the original publication of all legislation. LEGI is the consolidated version. Both are in the corpus. '''JORF is hidden from default search''' (LEGI is preferred). To search JORF explicitly: <code>search(tags={"source": "jorf"})</code>. JO issues (gazette containers): <code>search(kind="notice", tags={"source": "jorf", "type": "gazette_publication"})</code>. Resolve a JO issue: <code>get_document(reference="JO du 11 avril 2026")</code>. LEGI↔JORF linked by <code>source_text</code> edges — visible in get_document results.

=== Code abbreviations ===

Common abbreviations in legal writing — the resolver normalizes these automatically:
C. civ. = Code civil, C. com. = Code de commerce, C. trav. = Code du travail, C. pén. = Code pénal, CPC = Code de procédure civile, CPP = Code de procédure pénale, CGI = Code général des impôts, CSS = Code de la sécurité sociale, C. cons./C. conso. = Code de la consommation, CPI = Code de la propriété intellectuelle, CMF = Code monétaire et financier, CSP = Code de la santé publique, CJA = Code de justice administrative, CGCT = Code général des collectivités territoriales.
Full list: <code>lister_codes_juridiques</code> or get_document(reference="<abbreviation>").

=== Enforcement status ===

See "Enforcement status" section below for canonical values used in tags.

=== Suppletive vs mandatory ===

* Mandatory ("ordre public"): "toute clause contraire est réputée non écrite." Cannot override.
* Suppletive: "sauf stipulation contraire." Contract can override → mention this caveat.

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