French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: French nationals by descent
Article 18
A child is French if at least one of its parents is French.
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A child is French if at least one of its parents is French.
However, if only one of the parents is French, a child who was not born in France has the option of renouncing French nationality in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve months foll…
The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall, after obtaining the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 4111-15, issue the authori…
I.-Without prejudice to the obligations referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 132-8, for the application of the first paragraph of article L. 132-27-2, the date on which the insurance undert…
The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts or local chambers competent to issue certificates of nationality shall be determined by decree.
The certificate of nationality indicates, with reference to Chapters II, III, IV and VII of this Title, the legal provision by virtue of which the person concerned has the status of French national, a…
The director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person proving that they have that nationality.
Where the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court refuses to issue a certificate of nationality, the person concerned may refer the matter to the judicial court, which will de…
The provisions of the preceding article shall not apply to a married child.
However, a French child under article 22-1 and who was not born in France has the option of repudiating this status during the six months preceding his majority and during the twelve months following…
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