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Article 21-14 of the French Civil Code

Persons who have lost French nationality pursuant to article 23-6 or who has been refused a claim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et seq.

They must either have maintained or acquired clear cultural, professional, economic or family ties with France, or have actually performed military services in a French army unit or fought in the French or allied armies in wartime.

The surviving spouses of persons who have actually performed military services in a unit of the French army or fought in the French or allied armies in wartime may also benefit from the provisions of the first paragraph of this article.

The surviving spouses of persons who have actually performed military services in a unit of the French army or fought in the French or allied armies in wartime may also benefit from the provisions of the first paragraph of this article.

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Article 21-14

Les personnes qui ont perdu la nationalité française en application de l’article 23-6 ou à qui a été opposée la fin de non-recevoir prévue par l’article 30-3 peuvent réclamer la nationalité française par déclaration souscrite conformément aux articles 26 et suivants.

Elles doivent avoir soit conservé ou acquis avec la France des liens manifestes d’ordre culturel, professionnel, économique ou familial, soit effectivement accompli des services militaires dans une unité de l’armée française ou combattu dans les armées françaises ou alliées en temps de guerre.

Les conjoints survivants des personnes qui ont effectivement accompli des services militaires dans une unité de l’armée française ou combattu dans les armées françaises ou alliées en temps de guerre peuvent également bénéficier des dispositions du premier alinéa du présent article.

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