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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-10

The provisions of articles 21-7 to 21-9 do not apply to children born in France to diplomatic agents and career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option of voluntarily a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-11

…e age of sixteen, claim French nationality by declaration, under the conditions set out in articles 26 et seq if, at the time of his declaration, he has his residence in France and has had his habitua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article D2213-1-1-2

…horised to draw up death certificates as part of their postgraduate training courses, by delegation and under the responsibility of the supervising practitioner or the practitioner in charge of the tr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1074-2

…ere financial intermediation is ruled out by the parents or the judge pursuant to the provisions of 1° and 2° of II of article 373-2-2 of the French Civil Code, the payment of maintenance set in full…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French national…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-2

…ating judge is seised of qualified acts constituting one of the offences mentioned in I of Article 41-1-2, it may, at the request or with the agreement of the Public Prosecutor, issue an order transfe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-14-1

…med forces who has been wounded on a mission during or on the occasion of an operational engagement and who applies for it. In the event of the death of the person concerned, under the conditions set…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-23-1

The plant variety certificate shall be declared null and void, by court decision, if it is established that: 1° Either it has been granted to a person who was not entitled to it, unless it is transfer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-1

…d that the invention constitutes, in relation to the plant variety, a significant technical advance and is of considerable economic interest. The applicant must prove that he has not been able to obta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-2

For the supervision of Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities, the substantial difference, within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist between th…

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