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Article 21-13-1 of the French Civil Code

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 nationality by making a declaration pursuant to Articles 26 to 26-5.

The conditions set out in the first paragraph of this article are assessed on the date on which the declaration referred to in the same first paragraph is made.

The Government may object, under the conditions defined in Article 21-4, to the acquisition of French nationality by the declarant who avails himself of the provisions of this article.

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Article 21-13-1

Peuvent réclamer la nationalité française, par déclaration souscrite en application des articles 26 à 26-5, les personnes qui, âgées de soixante-cinq ans au moins, résident régulièrement et habituellement en France depuis au moins vingt-cinq ans et sont les ascendants directs d’un ressortissant français.

Les conditions fixées au premier alinéa du présent article s’apprécient à la date de la souscription de la déclaration mentionnée au même premier alinéa.

Le Gouvernement peut s’opposer, dans les conditions définies à l’article 21-4, à l’acquisition de la nationalité française par le déclarant qui se prévaut des dispositions du présent article.

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