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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32-2

The French nationality of persons of common law civil status, born in Algeria before 22 July 1962, will be held to be established, under the conditions of Article 30-2, if these persons have consisten…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32-4

Former members of the Parliament of the Republic, the Assembly of the French Union and the Economic Council who have lost French nationality and acquired a foreign nationality by the effect of a gener…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32-1

French nationals with civil status under ordinary law domiciled in Algeria on the date of the official announcement of the results of the self-determination vote retain French nationality regardless o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-1

When French nationality is granted or acquired other than by declaration, decree of acquisition or naturalisation, reinstatement or annexation of territories, proof can only be made by establishing th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-2

…source in filiation, it is held to be established, unless proven otherwise if the person concerned and whichever of his father and mother has been likely to transmit it to him have consistently enjoy…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-4

Apart from cases of loss or forfeiture of French nationality, proof of an individual's foreign nationality can only be established by showing that the person concerned does not meet any of the conditi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-1

By way of derogation from Article 26, the declaration which must be received by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court is received by the president of the court of first…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-2

Parrogation à l'article 31, the president of the court of first instance or the judge in charge of the detached section has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-3

Decrees that result in loss for one of the reasons provided for in articles 23-7 and 23-8 or forfeiture of French nationality are taken, the interested party being heard or called upon to produce his…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-3

…1° The diversity of the members; 2° The professional qualifications of the directors; 3° The human and material resources they propose to implement to ensure the management of reproduction and repres…

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